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Valentinian
Valentinian comes from Latin Valentīniānus ‘pertaining to one named Valentīnus’, from valentia ‘strength, health’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*walēō‘to be strong’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvaleō‘to be well, healthy, sound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvalēns‘strong, healthy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvalentia‘strength, health’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValentīnus‘Valentine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValentīniānus‘pertaining to one named Valentīnus’
- EnglishtodayValentinian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*walēō‘to be strong’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvaleō‘to be well, healthy, sound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvalēns‘strong, healthy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvalentia‘strength, health’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValentīnus‘Valentine’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValentīniānus‘pertaining to one named Valentīnus’
- EnglishtodayValentinian
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
wild, wool, velvet, validation, wield, fluff, validate, flannel, cuckold, valiant, velour, woll, lanolin, valorous, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *walēō ‘to be strong’
value, validity, invalid, 14 more
through Latin valeō ‘to be well, healthy, sound’
valid, equivalent, avail, valuation, vail, valour, ambivalent, convalescent, convalescence, 16 more
through Latin valentia ‘strength, health’
Today it means
noun A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / Valentinian