Where does “valutar” come from?

valutar (Romanian) comes from Romanian valută, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

valutar (Romanian): currency

Definitions

  1. currency

Ancestry of “valutar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvalutăcurrency
2Italianvalutathird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-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 →