| 1 | Latin | vetera | the old; old times, ancient times, antiquity |
| 2 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |