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Where does “inveteratus” come from?

inveteratus (Latin) comes from Latin invetero, from Latin veterō, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

inveteratus (Latin): rendered old, given age or duration, aged, having...

Definitions

  1. rendered old, given age or duration, aged, having...

Ancestry of “inveteratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininveteroI age
2Latinveterō—
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 “inveteratus”

  • inveterate
  • inveterately
  • inveterateness
  • inveteratist
  • inveterato
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