Where does “inabalável” come from?

inabalável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese abalável, from Portuguese abalar, from Old Portuguese abalar, from Vulgar Latin advallo, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

inabalável (Portuguese): unshakeable

Definitions

  1. unshakeable

Ancestry of “inabalável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabalávelshakable
2Portugueseabalarto shake; to affect, unsettle, shock
3Old Portugueseabalar—
4Vulgar Latinadvallo—
5Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Latin vallis →