Etymograph

English

liberum veto

Liberum veto comes from Latin līberum vetō.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīberum vetō
  2. Polishmodernliberum veto
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīberum vetō
  2. Polishmodernliberum veto
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Latin līberum vetō

Today it means

noun A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed.

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Etymograph / Latin līberum vetō / liberum veto

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