Where does “valoroso” come from?

valoroso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese valor, 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.

valoroso (Portuguese): valuable, valorous

Definitions

  1. valuable, valorous

Ancestry of “valoroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevalorvalue; price; cost
2Old Portuguesevalor—
3Late Latinvalorvalue; value, worth
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →