Where does “valetudinariu” come from?

valetudinariu (Romanian) comes from Latin valetudinarium, 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.

valetudinariu (Romanian): hospital, sickbay

Definitions

  1. hospital, sickbay

Ancestry of “valetudinariu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaletudinariumnominative neuter singular of valētūdinārius;...
2Latinvalētūdōstate of health (usually bad unless deliberately expressed otherwise)
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic walēō