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Where does “vaillant” come from?

vaillant (Old French) comes from Latin valēns.

vaillant (Old French): valuable; having value; valiant; brave; present...

Definitions

  1. valuable; having value; valiant; brave; present...

Ancestry of “vaillant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvalēns—

Words derived from “vaillant”

  • valiance
  • valoir
  • vaillance
  • valable
  • vaillamment
  • invalable
  • invalablement
  • vaillant
  • revaloir
  • valablement
  • valiaunce
  • vaillance
Every word from Latin valēns →