Where does “nonvalue” come from?
nonvalue (English) comes from English value, from Middle English valew, from Old French value, from Old French valoir, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
nonvalue (English): That which is not a value
Definitions
- That which is not a value
Ancestry of “nonvalue”, step by step
nonvalue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English value
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | value | The quality that renders something desirable or... |
| 2 | Middle English | valew | — |
| 3 | Old French | value | — |
| 4 | Old French | valoir | to have value; to be worth |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |