Where does “valise” come from?

valise (Portuguese) comes from French valise, from Middle French valise, from Medieval Latin valesia, from Late Latin valisia, from Gaulish valisia, from Proto-Celtic val-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valise (Portuguese): a small suitcase

Definitions

  1. a small suitcase

Ancestry of “valise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvalisecase, suitcase
2Middle Frenchvalise—
3Medieval Latinvalesia—
4Late Latinvalisia—
5Gaulishvalisialeather bag
6Proto-Celticval-to enclose, surround
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic val- →Every word from Gaulish valisia →