vale

vale · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromvallis, valles
2. Old French · derived fromval“valley”
3. Middle English · inherited fromvale
4. English todayvale

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles. Displaced native Old English dell.

vale · interjection²

1. Latin · borrowed fromvalē
2. English todayvale

Borrowed from Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”).

Words from the same roots