Where does “vetus” come from?

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

vetus (Latin): old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...

Definitions

  1. old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;...

Ancestry of “vetus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
2Proto-Italic-tus—
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “vetus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →