| 【val-, vail-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "valere." It carries the basic meaning of "strength," and "worth." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "val-, vail-"]
availability **[3670] available + ity
available ****[1087] If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
equivalent ***[2688] having the same value, use, meaning, etc.
evaluate ***[3087] If you evaluate something or someone, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them, for example about how good or bad they are.
evaluation **[3912] : the act or result of evaluating
valid **[3815] A valid argument, comment, or idea is based on sensible reasoning.
validity **[4537] The validity of something such as a result or a piece of information is whether it can be trusted or believed.
valuable ****[1933] worth a lot of money
value ****[972] The value of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular value on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has.
[WORD ROOT]root val
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] val, vail, valu, value, valid
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) valere
[MEANING]root strength, worth
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 valoir [fem, of valu, from Latin valere] be worth
- 【Latin】 valere be well, be worth; be strong
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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availability ★★[3670] noun from avail 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 available + ity
【pl.】 availabilities
【COMPOSITION】 available + ity
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ad); to, toward ⑵ vail(val); strength, worth ⑶ abil(able); able ⑷ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French avaloir》 [a+valoir]
【DERIVATIVEs】 availability, available, availableness, availably, avail
available ★★★★[1087] adjective from avail 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
【ANTONYM】 unavailable
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ad); to, toward ⑵ vail(val); strength, worth ⑶ able; suffix
【Etymology】 《French avaloir》 [a+valoir]
【First Known Meaning】 beneficial; valid, effective, capable of producing the desired effect
【DERIVATIVEs】 availability, available, availableness, availably, availingly, avail
equivalent ★★★[2688] adjective
【DEFINITION】 having the same value, use, meaning, etc.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ equi(equ); even, equal ⑵ val; strength, worth ⑶ ent(ant); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin valere》 be well, be worth; be strong
【DERIVATIVEs】 equivalence, equivalently, equivalent
evaluate ★★★[3087] verb from evaluate 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 If you evaluate something or someone, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them, for example about how good or bad they are.
【Declension/Conjugation】 evaluated evaluated evaluating evaluates
【SYNONYM】 assess
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of, forth ⑵ valu(val); strength, worth ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《French evaluer》 to find the value of
【DERIVATIVEs】 evaluation, evaluative, evaluator, evaluate
evaluation ★★[3912] noun from evaluate 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 : the act or result of evaluating
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of, forth ⑵ valu(val); strength, worth ⑶ ation(ion); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French evaluer》 to find the value of
【First Known Meaning】 action of appraising or valuing,
【DERIVATIVEs】 evaluation, evaluative, evaluator, evaluate
valid ★★[3815] adjective from valid 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 A valid argument, comment, or idea is based on sensible reasoning.
【SYNONYM】 in order, legitimate
【ANTONYM】 invalid
【ROOTs】 valid(val); strength, worth
【Etymology】 《Latin valere》 be well, be worth; be strong
【First Known Meaning】 having force in law, legally binding
【DERIVATIVEs】 validate, validity, validly, validness, valid
validity ★★[4537] noun from valid 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 The validity of something such as a result or a piece of information is whether it can be trusted or believed.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【ROOTs】 ⑴ valid(val); strength, worth ⑵ ity; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin valere》 be well, be worth; be strong
【DERIVATIVEs】 validate, validity, validly, validness, valid
valuable ★★★★[1933] adjective from value 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 ① worth a lot of money
② very useful or helpful
③ important and limited in amount
【ANTONYM】 valueless, worthless
【COMPOSITION】 value + able
【ROOTs】 ⑴ valu(val); strength, worth ⑵ able; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin valere》 be well, be worth; be strong
【DERIVATIVEs】 valuable, valuableness, valuably, valuate, valuer, value
value ★★★★[972] noun from value 〈 val
【DEFINITION】 The value of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular value on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has.
【pl.】 values
【SYNONYM】 benefit
【ROOTs】 value(val); be strong, be worth
【Etymology】 《Latin valere》 be well, be worth; be strong
【First Known Meaning】 price equal to the intrinsic worth of a thing
【DERIVATIVEs】 valuable, valuableness, valuably, valuate, valuer, value
Other words containing "val-, vail-"; ambivalence, avail, equivalence, invalid, prevail, reevaluate, unavailable, unavailableness, unavailably, val, valence, valent, valiant, validate, valor, valuables, valuate, valuation
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
vac
use, util-
urb
up
uni
und
typ-, type-
two, twi
turb
tun, ton
