Where does “valuelessly” come from?
valuelessly (English) comes from English valueless, 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 — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
valuelessly (English): In a valueless manner
Definitions
- In a valueless manner
Ancestry of “valuelessly”, step by step
valuelessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valueless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valueless | Having no value; worthless |
| 2 | English | value | The quality that renders something desirable or... |
| 3 | Middle English | valew | — |
| 4 | Old French | value | — |
| 5 | Old French | valoir | to have value; to be worth |
| 6 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |