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Where does “vetranus” come from?

vetranus (Late Latin) comes from Latin veteranus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “vetranus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveteranusold, veteran
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 “vetranus”

  • mbitãrnescu
  • bitãrnu
  • bitãrneatsã
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →