Where does “vetar” come from?

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

vetar (Spanish): to veto

Definitions

  1. to veto

Ancestry of “vetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvetoveto
2LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
3Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
4Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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