valoir

French

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to be worth
  • (transitive) to earn, to win, to bring (something of value)
  • (reflexive) to be the same, to have no difference between

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French valoir inherited from Old French valoir inherited from Latin valēre (be able, be healthy) inherited from Proto-Italic *walēō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti

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