Where does “Valea lui Ion” come from?

Valea lui Ion (Romanian) comes from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά, from Proto-Hellenic *aná — up, upon.

Ancestry of “Valea lui Ion”, step by step

Valea lui Ion traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Ion

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	Ion	John
2	French	ion	ion
3	English	ion	An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
4	English	anion	A negatively charged ion
5	Ancient Greek	ἀνιόν	going up
6	Ancient Greek	ἄνειμι	go up
7	Ancient Greek	ἀνά	on board; on, upon
8	Proto-Hellenic	*aná	up, upon

via Romanian lui

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	lui	his; to him
2	Latin	illūi	him dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive
3	Latin	illī	found in
4	Latin	ille	that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
5	Latin	olle	Archaic form of ille
6	Proto-Italic	*olnos	that

via Romanian vale

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	vale	valley
2	Latin	vallis	valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	to roll, to undulate
4	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνά →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι →