Where does “verbaal” come from?
verbaal (Dutch) comes from Middle French verbal, from 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...
verbaal (Dutch): verbal, pertaining to words
Definitions
- verbal, pertaining to words
Ancestry of “verbaal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | verbal | — |
| 2 | Latin | verbalis | wordy, verbal |
| 3 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |