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Where does “validar” come from?

validar (Portuguese) comes from Latin validare, 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.

validar (Portuguese): to validate

Definitions

  1. to validate

Ancestry of “validar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvalidare—
2Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
3Latinvaleō—
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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