valoir

Signification

1. to be worth
2. to earn, to win, to bring (something of value, ironic usage notwithstanding)
3. to be equal to
4. to be the same, to have no difference between

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/va.lwaʁ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French valoir, from Old French valoir, valeir, from Latin valēre, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”).