Where does “verbal” come from?
verbal (Catalan) comes from Late Latin verbalis, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
verbal (Catalan): verbal of or relating to words
Definitions
- verbal of or relating to words
Ancestry of “verbal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | verbalis | belonging to a word; wordy, verbal |
| 2 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |