Where does “wet” come from?
wet (Polish) comes from Polish weterynarz, from German Veterinär, from French vétérinaire, from Latin veterīnārius, from Latin veterinum, from Latin veterinus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
wet (Polish): genitive plural of weto
Ancestry of “wet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | weterynarz | — |
| 2 | German | Veterinär | veterinary |
| 3 | French | vétérinaire | veterinary; veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet |
| 4 | Latin | veterīnārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | veterinum | beast of burden |
| 6 | Latin | veterinus | — |
| 7 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |