Etymograph

English

vallation

Vallation comes from Latin vallare ‘to surround with a rampart’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἧλος ‘nailhead, stud’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧλος1hêlos‘nailhead, stud’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallum2‘rampart’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallare2‘to surround with a rampart’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallatio2
  5. Englishtodayvallation2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin vallum
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English vallation

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἧλοςWiktionary, Latin vallumhêlos‘nailhead, stud’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallumWiktionary, English vallation‘rampart’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallareWiktionary, English vallation‘to surround with a rampart’
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvallatioWiktionary, English vallation
  5. EnglishtodayvallationWiktionary, English vallation

Linked words

through Latin vallum ‘rampart’

wall, 4 more

Today it means

noun A rampart or entrenchment.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “vallation”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin vallum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἧλος / vallation

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