LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

valē

valē (plural valēte)
Classical[ˈwa.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.le]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. goodbye, farewell
    ave atque valeHail and farewella. 54 BC, Catullus, Catullus 101

vălē, v. valeo, I. B. 2. b.

Origins

From the verb valeō (“to be well, healthy”).

Descendants
  • Englishvale
  • Italianvale
  • Spanishvale

In English words that came into English from valē

  • valedictionvaledictiō
  • valedictoryvaledictum
  • valevalē
  • valedictvaledictus

Quick answers

What does valē mean in Latin?
valē, a interjection, means “goodbye, farewell”.
How do you pronounce valē?
In classical Latin, [ˈwa.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.le].
Which English words come from valē?
English words that go back to Latin valē include vale, valedictory, valedict and valediction.