Where does “minusválido” come from?

minusválido (Spanish) comes from Spanish válido, 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.

minusválido (Spanish): handicapped, disabled

Definitions

  1. handicapped, disabled

Ancestry of “minusválido”, step by step

minusválido traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish válido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishválidovalid
2Latinvalidusstrong; healthy, well; worthy
3Latinvaleōto have strength, influence, power; to avail
4Proto-Italicwalēōto be strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Latin minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
2Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic walēō →