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Where does “validity” come from?

Validity comes from French validité, from Latin validitas, derived from Latin validus meaning strong, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -it-.

validity (English): The state of being valid, authentic or genuine;...

Definitions

  1. The state of being valid, authentic or genuine;...

Ancestry of “validity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvalidité—
2Latinvaliditas—
3Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
4Latinvaleō—
5Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “validity”

  • nonvalidity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →