Where does “invalidní” come from?

invalidní (Czech) comes from Italian invalida, from French invalider, from French invalide, from Latin invalidus, from Latin validus, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

invalidní (Czech): disabled

Definitions

  1. disabled

Ancestry of “invalidní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinvalidafeminine singular of invalido; female equivalent...
2Frenchinvaliderto invalidate, void
3Frenchinvalidedisabled; invalid, null, void; disabled person
4Latininvalidusinfirm, impotent, weak, feeble
5Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
6Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
7Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-