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Where does “valuation” come from?

Valuation comes from Middle French valuation, derived from Middle French valuer, from Old French valoir meaning "to be worth," from Latin valere meaning "to be strong or worthy," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-.

valuation (English): An estimation of something's worth; The process...

Definitions

  1. An estimation of something's worth; The process...

Ancestry of “valuation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvaluation—
2Middle Frenchvaluer—
3Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
4Latinvaleō—
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “valuation”

  • devaluation
  • revaluation
  • overvaluation
  • undervaluation
  • transvaluation
  • valuational
  • supervaluationism
  • supervaluation
  • misvaluation
  • valuationally
  • postdevaluation
  • predevaluation
  • disvaluation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →