Etymology

Ladislaus

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Today it means: A male given name from the Slavic languages. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Ladislaus ← Proto-Slavic *voldь
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*slava“glory”
  2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*voldь“power”
  3. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromLadislaus
  4. English todayLadislaus

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) (see *volděti) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*slava all →

Slavi

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