Where does “validation” come from?

validation (French) comes from Middle French validation, 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.

validation (French): validation

Definitions

  1. validation

Ancestry of “validation”, step by step

validation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French validation

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

via French valider

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvaliderto validate

Words derived from “validation”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →