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Where does “invaletudinary” come from?

invaletudinary (English) comes from English valetudinary, from Latin valētūdō, from Latin valeō, from Proto-Italic walēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

invaletudinary (English): Lacking health

Definitions

  1. Lacking health

Ancestry of “invaletudinary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvaletudinarysickly, infirm, valetudinarian; A sickly, infirm...
2Latinvalētūdō—
3Latinvaleō—
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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