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Where does “Balmaceda” come from?

Balmaceda (Spanish) comes from Spanish val, from Spanish valer, from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valere, from Latin valeo, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “Balmaceda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishvalApocopic form of valle valley; Apocopic form of...
2Spanishvalerto be worth; to be useful or valid; to be well,...
3Old Spanishvaler—
4Latinvalerepresent active infinitive of valeō; second-person...
5LatinvaleoI am strong, I have strength, I have influence, I...
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “Balmaceda”

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