Where does “nonvalid” come from?
nonvalid (English) comes from English valid, from Middle French valide, from Latin validus, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
nonvalid (English): Not valid
Definitions
- Not valid
Ancestry of “nonvalid”, step by step
nonvalid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valid | Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent;... |
| 2 | Middle French | valide | healthy, sound, in good order |
| 3 | Latin | validus | strong; healthy, well; worthy |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |