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Where does “valide” come from?

valide (French) comes 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.

valide (French): valid; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. valid; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “valide”, step by step

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

Words derived from “valide”

  • validement
  • validité
  • invalider
  • invalidation
  • invalide
  • invalidement
  • invalidi
  • sotainvalidi
  • aivoinvalidi
  • invalide
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