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Where does “vetitus” come from?

vetitus (Latin) comes from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

vetitus (Latin): forbidden

Definitions

  1. forbidden

Ancestry of “vetitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →