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
- disabled
Ancestry of “invalidní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | invalida | feminine singular of invalido; female equivalent... |
| 2 | French | invalider | to invalidate, void |
| 3 | French | invalide | disabled; invalid, null, void; disabled person |
| 4 | Latin | invalidus | infirm, impotent, weak, feeble |
| 5 | Latin | validus | strong; healthy, well; worthy |
| 6 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |