Where does “veterate” come from?

veterate (English) comes from Latin veteratus, from Latin veterō, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

veterate (English): Of long standing, experienced, seasoned

Definitions

  1. Of long standing, experienced, seasoned

Ancestry of “veterate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveteratusold, made old
2Latinveterōto age, make old
3Latinvetusold, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Latin -tusEvery word from Latin vetus
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