Etymograph

English

vetustity

Vetustity comes from Latin vetustās ‘old age’, from Proto-Italic *wetos ‘year’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wet-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetos‘year’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetus‘old’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetustās‘old age’
  6. Englishtodayvetustity

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wet-‘year’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wétos‘year’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wetos‘year’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetus‘old’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvetustās‘old age’
  6. Englishtodayvetustity

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wet- ‘year’

veal, wether, viol, 16 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wétos ‘year’

bacha, 8 more

through Latin vetus ‘old’

veteran, veterinary, veterinarian, inveterate, 3 more

Today it means

noun The state of being old; old age.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wet- / vetustity

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