Where does “évaluer” come from?
évaluer (French) comes from Italian valutare, from Romanian valută, from Italian valuta, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
évaluer (French): to assess
Definitions
- to assess
Ancestry of “évaluer”, step by step
évaluer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian valutare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | valutare | to value; to assess, evaluate or estimate; to... |
| 2 | Romanian | valută | currency |
| 3 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |