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Valerian
Valerian comes from Latin valeō ‘to be healthy, strong’, and goes back to 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 healthy, strong’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValerius
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValeriānus
- Englishearliest quotation 1942Valerian
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 healthy, strong’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValerius
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEValeriānus
- Englishearliest quotation 1942Valerian
Earliest quotation: 1942, Men in Third Registration Group Are Listed with Order Number: “10243—Valerian Joseph Eikmeier, D.”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
wild, wool, velvet, validation, wield, fluff, validate, flannel, cuckold, valiant, velour, woll, lanolin, valorous, 36 more
through Proto-Italic *walēō ‘to be strong’
value, invalid, validity, 13 more
through Latin valeō ‘to be healthy, strong’
equivalent, valid, valuation, avail, vail, ambivalent, valour, ambivalence, valence, convalescent, convalescence, 15 more
Another origin of Valerian
- RussianmodernВалериа́нValerián
- EnglishtodayValerian
Today it means
name a Roman cognomen, notably borne by Publius Licinius Valerianus, a Roman emperor
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / Valerian