LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

vetulīre

*vetulīre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionto age

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin vetulus Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin īre Latin *vetulīre From vetulus (“old”) + īre (verb-forming suffix).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanenvellir
  • Frenchvieillir
  • Occitanvielhir
  • Occitanenvielhir
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianvechi
  • Romanianînvechifrom Romanian vechi
  • Aromaniannvicljescu, nvicljiri

Quick answers

What does vetulīre mean in Latin?
vetulīre, a verb, means “to age”.
Where does vetulīre come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wet- → Proto-Indo-European *wétos → Proto-Italic *wetos → Latin vetulīre.