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veterinus.

related to carrying or drawing burdens

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[wɛ.tɛˈriː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ve.teˈriː.nus]
  1. related to carrying or drawing burdens

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. related to beasts of burden

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Probably from vetus (“old”) + -īnus, formed at a time when vetus was still a substantive meaning year (compare Ancient Greek ἔτος (étos, “year”)). De Vaan invokes Adams's observation that veterīnus refers to horses in particular and were thus seen as "the old stock", due to horses living longer than other domesticated cattle-type animals. Morphologically less likely, but semantically better is a connexion to vehō (“to transport”).

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