Where does “valoir” come from?
valoir (Old French) comes from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
valoir (Old French): to have value; to be worth
Definitions
- to have value; to be worth
Ancestry of “valoir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | valeō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
Words derived from “valoir”