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Where does “veterinář” come from?

veterinář (Czech) comes from Latin veterīnārius, from Latin veterinum, from Latin veterinus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

veterinář (Czech): veterinarian

Definitions

  1. veterinarian

Ancestry of “veterinář”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveterīnārius—
2Latinveterinumbeast of burden
3Latinveterinus—
4Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “veterinář”

  • veterinářka
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →