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Where does “invalablement” come from?

invalablement (French) comes from French invalable, 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 — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

invalablement (French): invalidly, unacceptably

Definitions

  1. invalidly, unacceptably

Ancestry of “invalablement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinvalableinvalid; unacceptable
2Frenchvalablevalid, acceptable
3Frenchvaloirto be worth; to earn, to win, to bring; To be...
4Middle Frenchvaloirto be worth; to have a certain value; to have...
5Old Frenchvaloirto have value; to be worth
6Latinvaleō—
7Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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