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Etymology of the English word value

the English word value
derived from the Old French word value
derived from the Old French word valoir
derived from the Late Latin word valere (be strong, powerful, influential; farewell, goodbye, adieu)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wal-

Date

The earliest known usage of value in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

devalue, disvalue, overvalue, revalue, undervalue, upvalue, valued, valueless, valuer, devaluate, valuable, valuing

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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