Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth. · The degree of importance given to something. · That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system. · The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
To determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of. · To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon. · To hold dear; to cherish.
From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).
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This page abbreviates 7 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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