Where does “prevalidate” come from?
prevalidate (English) comes from English validate, from Medieval Latin validātus, from Medieval Latin validō, 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.
prevalidate (English): To validate in advance
Definitions
- To validate in advance
Ancestry of “prevalidate”, step by step
prevalidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English validate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | validate | To render valid; To check or prove the validity... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | validātus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | validō | — |
| 4 | Latin | validus | strong; healthy, well; worthy |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |