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Where does “vetula” come from?

vetula (Latin) comes from Latin vetulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

vetula (Latin): old woman; a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped...

Definitions

  1. old woman; a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped...

Ancestry of “vetula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “vetula”

  • vieja
  • ropavejero
  • vecchia
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