Where does “dévaluer” come from?
dévaluer (French) comes from English devalue, 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.
dévaluer (French): to devalue
Definitions
- to devalue
Ancestry of “dévaluer”, step by step
dévaluer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English devalue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | devalue | To lower or remove the value of something; To... |
| 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 |
via French évaluer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | évaluer | to assess |
| 2 | Italian | valutare | to value; to assess, evaluate or estimate; to... |
| 3 | Romanian | valută | currency |
| 4 | Romanian | vale | valley |
| 5 | Latin | vallis | valley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |