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
Ancestry of “évaluer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | valutare | to value; to assess, evaluate or estimate; to... |
| 2 | Romanian | valută | — |
| 3 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “évaluer”