LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

veterēscō

veterēscō (present infinitive veterēscere)

Meaning

  1. to age, grow old

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.veterēscōveterēscēbamveterēscam———
2nd sg.veterēscisveterēscēbāsveterēscēs———
3rd sg.veterēscitveterēscēbatveterēscet———
1st pl.veterēscimusveterēscēbāmusveterēscēmus———
2nd pl.veterēscitisveterēscēbātisveterēscētis———
3rd pl.veterēscuntveterēscēbantveterēscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.veterēscamveterēscerem——
2nd sg.veterēscāsveterēscerēs——
3rd sg.veterēscatveterēsceret——
1st pl.veterēscāmusveterēscerēmus——
2nd pl.veterēscātisveterēscerētis——
3rd pl.veterēscantveterēscerent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.veterēsce—
pres. 2nd pl.veterēscite—
fut. 2nd sg.veterēscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.veterēscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.veterēscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.veterēscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveveterēscere—
perfect infinitiveveterescisse—
present participleveterēscēns—
gerundveterēscendī, veterēscendō, veterēscendum

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wet-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wétos
  3. Proto-Italic*wetos
  4. Latinveterēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin veterēscō From vetus (“old”) + -ēscō.

Quick answers

What does veterēscō mean in Latin?
veterēscō, a verb, means “to age, grow old”.
What are the principal parts of veterēscō?
veterēscō, veterēscere (third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
Where does veterēscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wet- → Proto-Indo-European *wétos → Proto-Italic *wetos → Latin veterēscō.