Where does “베테랑” come from?

베테랑 (Korean) comes from 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.

베테랑 (Korean): old hand, veteran person with long experience

Definitions

  1. old hand, veteran person with long experience

Ancestry of “베테랑”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvétéranveteran
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →