Valentino

The story

1. Latin · derived fromValentīnus“Valentine”
2. Italian · borrowed fromValentino
3. English todayValentino

From Italian Valentino, from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). As a noun, named after Italian-American actor Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926). Doublet of Valentine, Valentinus, Valentina, and Valentini.

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