Where does “vallus” come from?

vallus (Latin) comes from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vallus (Latin): palisade; stake, pole

Definitions

  1. palisade; stake, pole

Ancestry of “vallus”, step by step

vallus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vallum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Proto-Indo-European wal-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwal-stick, stake; to be strong

Words derived from “vallus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →