Where does “valer” come from?
valer (Old Spanish) comes from Latin valere, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “valer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | valere | present active infinitive of valeō; second-person... |
| 2 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |