valioso

/baˈljoso/ · B1 · adj

valuable

💎 valor (value) + -oso (full of) = full of value, so valuable

Spanish -oso means full of, as in famoso (famous) and peligroso (dangerous). Valor comes from Latin valere, to be strong or worth something. The English word value comes from the same Latin root, so valioso and valuable are relatives.

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