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Where does “vetitive” come from?

vetitive (English) comes from Latin vetitus, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

vetitive (English): Expressing a wish that something will not happen,...

Definitions

  1. Expressing a wish that something will not happen,...

Ancestry of “vetitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvetitusforbidden
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →