Where does “valor” come from?

valor (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese valor, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valor (Portuguese): value; price; cost

Definitions

  1. value; price; cost

Ancestry of “valor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevalor—
2Late Latinvalorvalue; value, worth
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →