English
ad valorem
Ad valorem comes from Latin ad valorem ‘by value’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad valorem‘by value’
- Englishearliest quotation 1884same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂welh₁-root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEad valorem‘by value’
- Englishearliest quotation 1884same form
Earliest quotation: 1884, Congressional Record: “It would have been a most tedious if not…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
wild, value, equivalent, valid, wool, velvet, valuation, avail, vale, wield, fluff, flannel, valiant, vail, cuckold, valour, velour, lanolin, woll, valorous, 44 more
Today it means
adv Measured by or in proportion to value.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- / ad valorem