Where does “invalid” come from?
invalid (Swedish) comes 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.
invalid (Swedish): a disabled person
Definitions
- a disabled person
Ancestry of “invalid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | invalide | disabled; invalid, null, void; disabled person |
| 2 | Latin | invalidus | infirm, impotent, weak, feeble |
| 3 | Latin | validus | strong; healthy, well; worthy |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |