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Where does “validare” come from?

validare (Italian) comes from Latin valido, 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.

validare (Italian): to validate

Definitions

  1. to validate

Ancestry of “validare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvalidodative masculine singular of validus; dative...
2Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
3Latinvaleō—
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “validare”

  • valida
  • validate
  • validatrice
  • valido
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →