Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “vétéran” come from?

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

vétéran (French): veteran

Definitions

  1. veteran

Ancestry of “vétéran”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vétéran”

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