valer

to be worth; to be useful or valid; to be well, healthy; to be strong; (+ de) to make use of

“2007 , El sueño de Morfeo, Entérate ya No me valen tus lamentos; ya sé que nadie es perfecto. Me has hecho daño; no hay vuelta atrás. Your regrets are worthless to me; I already know nobody's perfect. You've done me harm; there's no going back.”

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *walēō Latin valēre Old Spanish valer Spanish valer Inherited from Old Spanish valer, from Latin valēre, valeō, from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from *h₂welh₁- (“to rule, be strong”). Compare English value.