Where does “valourise” come from?
valourise (English) comes from English valour, from Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
valourise (English): Alternative form of valorize
Definitions
- Alternative form of valorize
Ancestry of “valourise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | valour | Value; worth; Strength of mind in regard to... |
| 2 | Middle English | valour | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | valour | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of valur |
| 4 | Latin | valor | value, worth |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |