Where does “validator” come from?
Validator is derived from English validate, which comes from Medieval Latin validāre, meaning "to make strong," from Latin validus, meaning "strong."
validator (English): One who validates; Something that validates
Definitions
- One who validates; Something that validates
Ancestry of “validator”, step by step
validator 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 ‐or
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |