Where does βvalenceβ come from?
valence (Old French) comes from Old French valer, from Old French avaler, from Old French a, from Latin A, from Etruscan π, from Ancient Greek αΎ±Μ, from Phoenician π€, from Egyptian πΎ.
Ancestry of βvalenceβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | valer | to drop |
| 2 | Old French | avaler | to descend; to go down |
| 3 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 4 | Latin | A | β |
| 5 | Etruscan | π | β |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αΎ±Μ | β |
| 7 | Phoenician | π€ | ox; aleph; alef |
| 8 | Egyptian | πΎ | β |
Words derived from βvalenceβ