Where does “valor” come from?
Valor comes from Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor meaning "strength" or "worth," derived from the Latin suffix -or added to the root walēō in Proto-Italic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti meaning "to be strong."
valor (English): Value; worth; Strength of mind in regard to...
Definitions
- Value; worth; Strength of mind in regard to...
Ancestry of “valor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | valor | value, worth |
| 2 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |