Etymology

aval

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Today it means: A financial guarantee by a third party to assume the burden of a debt, especially a bill of exchange in the event of default. Full definition →

French ava ← Old French a ← Latin ad
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aval · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Latinad
  4. Old Frencha
  5. Frenchàabbr.?
  6. Frenchvaloirabbr.?
  7. Frenchava
  8. English todayaval

Borrowed from French aval.

aval · adjective2

From Latin avus (“grandfather”) + -al.

aval · noun3

  1. Tamil · derived fromஅவல்
  2. Malayalam · derived fromഅവൽ
  3. English todayaval

From Malayalam അവൽ (aval) or Tamil அவல் (aval).

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