English
veterinarian
Veterinarian comes from Latin veterīnārius ‘cattle doctor’, from vetus ‘old’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’.
- 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEveterīnum‘draught-cattle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEveterīnārius‘cattle doctor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980veterinarian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEveterīnum‘draught-cattle’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEveterīnārius‘cattle doctor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1980veterinarian
Earliest quotation: 1980, National Geographic Society, National geographic: “A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the…”
Formed from -an
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’
through Proto-Indo-European *wétos ‘year’
through Latin vetus ‘old’
Today it means
noun A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / veterinarian