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Etymology of the French word valoir

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-

Derivations in French

vaillant, value, faire-valoir, revaloir, à-valoir

Derivations in other languages

English vailen

Cognates

Italian valere, Provençal valer, Spanish valer

Usage

Word found in Old French



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