Where does “vâlcea” come from?
vâlcea (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin vallicella, from Latin vallicula, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
vâlcea (Romanian): small or narrow valley, dale, or dell
Definitions
- small or narrow valley, dale, or dell
Ancestry of “vâlcea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | vallicella | — |
| 2 | Latin | vallicula | glen, dell |
| 3 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |