Where does “veterinário” come from?
veterinário (Portuguese) comes from Latin veterīnārius, from Latin veterinum, from Latin veterinus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
veterinário (Portuguese): veterinarian; veterinary
Ancestry of “veterinário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | veterīnārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | veterinum | beast of burden |
| 3 | Latin | veterinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |