vale

English

/veɪl/, /ˈvɑːleɪ/

noun

Definitions

(mostly) A valley.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English *vale borrowed from Old French val (valley) derived from Latin valles, vallis.

Origin

Latin

valles, vallis

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Fruitvale English
Sunnyvale English
Vaux English
fruit English
sunny English
*advallare Latin
*advallāre, *advallō Latin
Vallonia Latin
ballāre Latin
convallis Latin
vallem, vallis Latin
valles, vallis Latin
vallicula Latin
vallis Latin
val French
*wel- Proto-Indo-European
*vale Middle English
val Old French
valee Old French
valo Esperanto
Balboa Galician
val Occitan