Where does “invalidentoilet” come from?
invalidentoilet (Dutch) comes from Dutch invalide, from French invalide, 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.
invalidentoilet (Dutch): a toilet intended to be used by people with a disability; accessible toilet, disabled toilet
Definitions
- a toilet intended to be used by people with a disability; accessible toilet, disabled toilet
Ancestry of “invalidentoilet”, step by step
invalidentoilet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch invalide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | invalide | A disabled or handicapped person, an invalid;... |
| 2 | French | invalide | disabled; invalid, null, void; disabled person |
| 3 | Latin | invalidus | infirm, impotent, weak, feeble |
| 4 | Latin | validus | strong; healthy, well; worthy |
| 5 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |