Where does “valla” come from?

valla (Spanish) comes from Latin valla, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

valla (Spanish): fence; barricade; obstacle

Definitions

  1. fence; barricade; obstacle

Ancestry of “valla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvallanominative plural of vāllum; accusative plural of...
2Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “valla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Latin valla →