Where does “veterinum” come from?

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

veterinum (Latin): beast of burden

Definitions

  1. beast of burden

Ancestry of “veterinum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveterinusrelated to carrying or drawing burdens
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 “veterinum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin vetus →