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Where does “veteresco” come from?

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

veteresco (Latin): I age, grow old

Definitions

  1. I age, grow old

Ancestry of “veteresco”, 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

Words derived from “veteresco”

  • veterescens
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →