valere

Italian (Fiorentino)

/vaˈle.re/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to be worth
  • (intransitive) to be valid; to apply; to count
  • (intransitive) to translate to/as; to mean
  • (intransitive) (with a + inf.) to be enough; to suffice
  • (transitive) to obtain or earn a positive result
  • (transitive) to merit

Etymology

Inherited from Latin valēre (be able, be healthy) inherited from Proto-Italic *walēō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, *h₂welh₁- (wool, hair, be strong, powerful, possess, strong, rule).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂welh₁-

Gloss

wool, hair, be strong, powerful, possess, strong, rule

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

髪

Emoji
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