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Where does “invalidation” come from?

invalidation (English) comes from English invalidate, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

invalidation (English): The act of invalidating, or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of invalidating, or the state of being...

Ancestry of “invalidation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvalidateTo make invalid. Especially applied to contract...
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “invalidation”

  • microinvalidation
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →