Where does “validate” come from?

validate (English) comes 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.

validate (English): To render valid; To check or prove the validity...

Definitions

  1. To render valid; To check or prove the validity...

Ancestry of “validate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvalidātus—
2Medieval Latinvalidō—
3Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
4Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “validate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →