Etymology of the English word devalue
the English word
devalueusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
valuederived from the Old French word
valuederived from the Old French word
valoirderived from the Late Latin word
valere (be strong, powerful, influential; farewell, goodbye, adieu)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wal-Cognates
French
dévaluerUsage
Word found in Modern English
