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Where does “vaillance” come from?

vaillance (Old French) comes from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

vaillance (Old French): value; worth; valiance; chivalry; bravery

Definitions

  1. value; worth; valiance; chivalry; bravery

Ancestry of “vaillance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-ance-ance
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “vaillance”

  • valiance
  • vaillance
  • valiaunce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →