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Where does “prevalidation” come from?

prevalidation (English) comes from English validation, from Middle French validation, 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.

prevalidation (English): The act or process of prevalidating

Definitions

  1. The act or process of prevalidating

Ancestry of “prevalidation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvalidationThe act of validating something; Something, such...
2Middle Frenchvalidation—
3Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
4Latinvaleō—
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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