Where does “veteraani” come from?

veteraani (Finnish) comes from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

veteraani (Finnish): veteran, old-timer

Definitions

  1. veteran, old-timer

Ancestry of “veteraani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchvétéran—
2Latinveterānusold, veteran
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

Words derived from “veteraani”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →