Where does “invalidate” come from?

invalidate (Italian) comes from Italian invalidare, from Italian invalido, from Latin invalidus, 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.

invalidate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “invalidate”, step by step

invalidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian invalidare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinvalidareto invalidate
2Italianinvalidodisabled, infirm; invalid, void; disabled person,...
3Latininvalidusinfirm, impotent, weak, feeble
4Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
5Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
6Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Italian invalidato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinvalidatopast participle of invalidare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-