Etymology

valour

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Today it means: Individually sustained verve or passion. Full definition →

Middle English valour ← Anglo-Norman valour ← Latin valor
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  1. Latin · derived fromvalor
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvalour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromvalour
  4. English todayvalour

From Middle English valour, from Anglo-Norman valour, from Latin valor. Doublet of valure.

Words from the same roots

Latinvalor all →

valure

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