valiente

/baˈljente/ · A2 · adj

brave, courageous, fearless

🦁 valiente = valiant: same Latin root valere, to be strong

English valiant and Spanish valiente both come from Latin valere (to be strong, to be worth). The same root gives value and valid. Swap the English -ant ending for Spanish -iente and you have the word.

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