Where does “vetera” come from?
vetera (Latin) comes from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
vetera (Latin): the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
Definitions
- the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity
Ancestry of “vetera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 2 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |