Where does “valetudinariness” come from?
valetudinariness (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.
valetudinariness (English): valetudinarianism; feeble health; infirmity
Definitions
- valetudinarianism; feeble health; infirmity
Ancestry of “valetudinariness”, step by step
valetudinariness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English valetudinary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | valetudinary | sickly, infirm, valetudinarian; A sickly, infirm... |
| 2 | Latin | valētūdō | state of health (usually bad unless deliberately expressed otherwise) |
| 3 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |