Etymology

valencia

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Spanish Valencia ← Latin Valentia
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valencia · noun1

Perhaps from Valence in France.

Valencia · proper noun, noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromValentia
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromValencia
  3. English todayValencia

From Spanish Valencia, from Latin Valentia, from valentia (“power, vigour”). Doublet of Valence.

Words from the same roots

LatinValentia all →

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