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Where does “veteramentarius” come from?

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

veteramentarius (Latin): of, pertaining to, or concerning old things

Definitions

  1. of, pertaining to, or concerning old things

Ancestry of “veteramentarius”, step by step

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