Dictionary

aval

/a.val/

noun, masculine/a.val/

downstream area, lower reaches (of river)

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French à Proto-Indo-European *welH-? Latin vallis Old French val French val French aval From à + val.

noun, masculine/a.val/plural: avals

approval, endorsement

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a French àabbr.? French valoirabbr.? French aval Probably an abbreviation of à valoir.