Etymology

vetust

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Today it means: antique; ancient; old, in a positive way Full definition →

Latin vetustus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromvetustus“old, ancient”
  2. English todayvetust

Borrowed from Latin vetustus (“old, ancient”).

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