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Where does “proverbiality” come from?

proverbiality (English) comes from English proverbial, from Latin proverbialis.

proverbiality (English): The state or characteristic of being proverbial

Definitions

  1. The state or characteristic of being proverbial

Ancestry of “proverbiality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproverbialOf, resembling, or expressed as a proverb,...
2Latinproverbialis—
Every word from Latin proverbialis →