Where does “veto” come from?

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

veto (Latin): I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!

Definitions

  1. I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!

Ancestry of “veto”, step by step

veto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin voto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
2Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Latin votare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvotare—

Words derived from “veto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →