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Where does “vetulus” come from?

vetulus (Latin) comes 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.

vetulus (Latin): old; little old, poor old; old man; little old...

Definitions

  1. old; little old, poor old; old man; little old...

Ancestry of “vetulus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vetulus”

  • Vetulonia
  • veclus
  • vetula
  • viejete
  • vejete
  • viejo
  • mataviejos
  • envejecer
  • vejez
  • ropavejero
  • viejecito
  • vieja
  • ferrivecchio
  • Vetulonia
  • stravecchio
  • vecchiume
  • vecchiotto
  • invecchiare
  • vecchio
  • ferrovecchio
  • vecchiaccio
  • vecchierello
  • Pratovecchio
  • vecchietto
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