Where does “devalue” come from?
Devalue comes from English value with the prefix de- (from Latin de-), ultimately from Latin valere meaning "to be strong or worthy," which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-.
devalue (English): To lower or remove the value of something; To...
Definitions
- To lower or remove the value of something; To...
Ancestry of “devalue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de- | reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,... |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |