Where does “vale” come from?
vale (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese valer, from Old Portuguese valer, 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.
vale (Portuguese): valley; voucher, coupon
Definitions
- valley; voucher, coupon
Ancestry of “vale”, step by step
vale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese valer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | valer | to be worth, valid or acceptable |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | valer | — |
| 3 | Latin | valere | present active infinitive of valeō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | valeo | I am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |