The story
- Latin · borrowed fromValentīnus“Valentine”
- English todayValentinus
Borrowed from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentine, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.