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vetustas.

old age; antiquity; long duration;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[wɛˈtʊs.taːs]Classical-Latin[veˈtus.tas]

  1. old age

    declension-3

  2. long existence or duration

    declension-3

  3. antiquity

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wet- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wétos Proto-Italic *wetos Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin vetustās From vetus (“old”) + -tās (used to form nouns indicating a state of being).

adj[wɛˈtʊs.taːs]Classical-Latin[veˈtus.tas]

  1. accusative feminine plural of vetustus

    accusative · feminine · form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wet- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wétos Proto-Italic *wetos Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin vetustās From vetus (“old”) + -tās (used to form nouns indicating a state of being).

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