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Vetus Latina
Vetus Latina comes from Latin vetus ‘old’, from Proto-Italic *wetos ‘year’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetos‘year’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetus‘old’
- EnglishtodayVetus Latina
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetos‘year’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetus‘old’
- EnglishtodayVetus Latina
The story
Latin vetus (‘old’) + Latīna (“Latin”, proper noun) = “old Latin” (but not “Old Latin”, which in Latin is Prīsca Latīna (literally “old-fashioned or ancient Latin”)).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’
through Proto-Indo-European *wétos ‘year’
through Latin vetus ‘old’
Today it means
name The Biblical texts, dating from AD 200–380, written in (Late) Latin, that predate the Vulgate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / Vetus Latina