myEtymology.com: English etymology of inveterate

Etymology of the English word inveterate

the English word inveterate

derived from the Latin word inveteratus (old, inveterate, of long standing)

derived from the Latin word inveterare (make old, give age to; grow old)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word veterare (make old; age)

derived from the Latin word vetus (ancients, men of old, forefathers; old, aged, ancient; old, ancient times, antiquity)

derived from the Latin word inveterascere (grow old; become established, customary)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word veterascere (become long-established; grow old)

derived from the Latin word vetus (ancients, men of old, forefathers; old, aged, ancient; old, ancient times, antiquity)

The earliest known usage of inveterate in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English