Etymology of the English word valve
the English word
valvederived from the New Latin word
valva (leaf of door; double or folding door, one leaf of the doors)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-Date
The earliest known usage of valve in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
bivalve,
equivalve,
multivalve,
trivalve,
univalve,
valval,
valvar,
valved,
valvelet,
inequivalveCognates
French
valve, Italian
valvolaUsage
Word found in Modern English
