Where does “veto” come from?

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

veto (Swahili): veto

Definitions

  1. veto

Ancestry of “veto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvetoA political right to disapprove of the process...
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-