Etymology of the English word valley
the English word
valleyderived from the Old French word
valeederived from the Latin word
vallis (valley, vale, hollow)
derived from the Latin root
*vallataderived from the Latin word
valles (valley, vale, hollow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-Date
The earliest known usage of valley in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
vall, French
val, French
vallée, Italian
valle, Latin
vallis, Provençal
vallada, Spanish
valUsage
Word found in Modern English
