Where does “vallicella” come from?

vallicella (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin vallicula, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Ancestry of “vallicella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvalliculaglen, dell
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vallicella

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-Every word from Latin vallis