valiantly

/ˈvæljəntli/VAL-yuhnt-lee

/ˈvæljəntli/VAL-yuhnt-lee

Meaningin a valiant way

Common meaning: bravely

valhave strength; be of worthLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1953 · scan
iantadjective ending: being, doing
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Latinvaleō, valuī‘have strength’
Frenchvaillant
Middle Englishvaliantsource
Englishvaliant‘brave’
Englishformed in English from valiantvaliantly‘bravely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from valiant + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), VALIANT, p.679 · scan

Roots

valeō, valuī Latin “have strength; be of worth”

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