Where does “vetar” come from?

vetar (Portuguese) comes from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

vetar (Portuguese): to veto

Definitions

  1. to veto

Ancestry of “vetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
2Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
3Proto-Italicwetā(je)-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)- →Every word from Latin voto →