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Where does “valeur” come from?

valeur (French) comes from Old French valur, from Latin valor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

valeur (French): value, worth; valor, gallantry

Definitions

  1. value, worth; valor, gallantry

Ancestry of “valeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvalurvalue; valor; braveness
2Latinvalorvalue, worth
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “valeur”

  • valorisable
  • valoriser
  • revaloriser
  • valeureusement
  • valeureux
  • valööriarvo
  • valööri
  • valoare
  • valè
  • valer
  • valer
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