veterinus
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vĕtĕrīnus: a, um, adj. contr. from vehiterinus, from veho; cf. Fest. p. 369 Müll.,
I of or belonging to carrying or drawing burdens.
I Adj.: bestia, a beast of burden or draught, Cato ap. Fest. p. 369; called also pecus, Arn. 3, 139: genus, Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255; hence also: semen equorum, Lucr. 5, 890 (887); so, semen, id. 5, 865 (862).—
B Substt.: vĕtĕrīnae, ārum, f., and vĕ-tĕrīna, ōrum, n., draught-cattle, beasts of burden, Varr. R. R. 1, 38, 3; Plin. 11, 37, 64, § 168; 11, 50, 111, § 265.—
II Of or belonging to beasts of burden: ars, the art of healing domestic animals, Veg. Vet. praef. 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vĕtĕrīnus,¹⁴ a, um (de veho P. Fest. 369, étymologie populaire), relatif aux bêtes de somme : Cato Inc. lib. fr. 37 ; veterinum genus Plin. 11, 255, race des bêtes de somme ou de trait ; vĕtĕrīnæ, ārum, f., Varro R. 1, 38, 3 ou vĕtĕrīna, ōrum, n., Plin. 11, 168, bêtes de somme.
