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Where does “vallus” come from?

vallus (Latin) comes from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

vallus (Latin): palisade; stake, pole

Definitions

  1. palisade; stake, pole

Ancestry of “vallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “vallus”

  • wall
  • interval
  • Walton
  • firewall
  • bailiff
  • wallpaper
  • Stonewall
  • walrus
  • drywall
  • sidewall
  • bailey
  • wallflower
  • intervallic
  • wallboard
  • footwall
  • subinterval
  • Wallsend
  • vallum
  • headwall
  • eyewall
  • wallcovering
  • multiwall
  • circumvallate
  • longwall
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