Where does “desvalorizar” come from?
desvalorizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish valorizar, 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.
desvalorizar (Spanish): to devalue, to depreciate
Definitions
- to devalue, to depreciate
Ancestry of “desvalorizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | valorizar | to value, to appraise; to give or add value to |
| 2 | Spanish | valor | value; security; worth |
| 3 | Old Spanish | valor | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | valor | value; value, worth |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |