valoir
Meaning
- to be worth
- to earn, to win, to bring (something of value, ironic usage notwithstanding)
- to be equal to
- to be the same, to have no difference between
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/va.lwaʁ/
Etymology
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”).
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