Words that come from Proto-Italic wēros

230 words across 40 languages descend from Proto-Italic wēros — including very, verify, veritable, verily, veracity, verifiable, aver, verity.

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English (43)

Latin (25)

Italian (24)

French (16)

Spanish (11)

Portuguese (10)

Norman (9)

Romanian (9)

Aromanian (7)

Old French (7)

Middle French (6)

Middle English (6)

Catalan (5)

Ido (5)

Romansch (5)

Galician (4)

Esperanto (3)

Asturian (3)

Friulian (3)

Ligurian (3)

Vulgar Latin (3)

Dutch (2)

Old Occitan (2)

Occitan (2)

Medieval Latin (2)

Maltese (1)

Faroese (1)

Romani (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Albanian (1)

Mirandese (1)

Aragonese (1)

Navarro-Aragonese (1)

Hungarian (1)

Sardinian (1)

Scots (1)

Haitian Creole (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

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