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Where does “invalable” come from?

invalable (French) comes from French valable, from French valoir, from Middle French valoir, from Old French valoir, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

invalable (French): invalid; unacceptable

Definitions

  1. invalid; unacceptable

Ancestry of “invalable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvalablevalid, acceptable
2Frenchvaloirto be worth; to earn, to win, to bring; To be...
3Middle Frenchvaloirto be worth; to have a certain value; to have...
4Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
5Latinvaleō—
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “invalable”

  • invalablement
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