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

  1. To validate in advance

Ancestry of “prevalidate”, step by step

prevalidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English validate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalidateTo render valid; To check or prove the validity...
2Medieval Latinvalidātus
3Medieval Latinvalidō
4Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
5Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-