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Valise

4 stages from Medieval Latin to English.

Today it means a small suitcase or traveling bag

Where does the word "valise" come from? It comes from Medieval Latin valisia, passing through Italian and French before entering English (1610s).

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Stage 1 of 4
valisia
Medieval Latin · medieval
"a traveling bag"
a word of uncertain deeper origin for a traveling case
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Stage 2 of 4
valigia
Italian · medieval
"a suitcase"
kept the sense of a traveling bag
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Stage 3 of 4
valise
French · 1500s
"a traveling case"
borrowed from Italian for a leather traveling case
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Stage 4 of 4
valise
English · 1610s
"a small suitcase or traveling bag"
adopted for a soldier's or traveler's kit bag
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