Latin word valere comes from Latin lanarius (Wool-worker.), Proto-Indo-European *walh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *wal
lanarius (Latin)
Wool-worker.
*walh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*wal (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂welh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti (Proto-Indo-European)
*walēō (Proto-Italic)
To be strong.
valete (Latin)
Goodbye, farewell.