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Where does “contravalor” come from?

contravalor (Spanish) comes from Spanish valor, from Old Spanish valor, from Late Latin valor, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

contravalor (Spanish): value

Definitions

  1. value

Ancestry of “contravalor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvalorvalue; security; worth
2Old Spanishvalor—
3Late Latinvalorvalue; value, worth
4Latinvaleō—
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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