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vallis
Latin · ancient
"a valley"
a valley, a low area between hills
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valee
Old French · medieval
"low land between hills"
carried into French for the low land between hills
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valley
English · 1200s
"low land between hills or mountains"
settled as the English word for low land between hills or mountains
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