Etymology

valetudinarious

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Today it means: Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian. Full definition →

Latin valētūdin-
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  1. Latin · derived fromvalētūdō
  2. Latin · derived fromvalētūdin-
  3. English todayvaletudinarious

From Latin valētūdin- + -ary + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -ary + -ous. Adapted borrowing of Latin valētūdinārius + -ous. Doublet of valetudinary.

Words from the same roots

Latinvalētūdin- all →

valetudinarianvaletudinaryvaletudinous

Latinvalētūdō all →

valetudevaletudinarianvaletudinaryvaletudinous

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