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The name comes from "Vale tudo" (tudo = all, vale = valid). Vale tudo are martial art events where any fighting style is allowed with very few rules. The precur
by 29athrowaway 3y ago
The name comes from "Vale tudo" (tudo = all, vale = valid). Vale tudo are martial art events where any fighting style is allowed with very few rules. The precursor of MMA.
- osmano807 3y agoFrom their FAQ https://valetudo.cloud/pages/faq.html https://valetudo.cloud/pages/faq.html Valetudo is the roman name for the greek goddess Hygieia, which is the goddess of health, cleanliness and hygiene.
- 29athrowaway 3y agoAh, you got me. I didn't consider that other alternative meaning.
- SargeDebian 3y agoAnd you just stated to know where the name came from, even though you made it up instead of looking it up.
- 29athrowaway 3y agoAs said in the comment you replied to, it was a good faith mistake on my part, due to not knowing the alternate meanings of the word.
- jagthebeetle 3y agoTangentially, "valetudo" is just "health" (which may contextually connote _good_ or _bad_ health): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=valetudo https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1... We get "valetudinarian" from this word, one who worries (excessively) about one's health.
- cfn 3y agoIt means "anything goes" in portuguese but maybe it is a coincidence.