Where does “univerbalism” come from?
univerbalism (English) comes from English verbalism, from English verbal, from Old French verbal, 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...
univerbalism (English): A protologism that provides a shorter way of saying something
Definitions
- A protologism that provides a shorter way of saying something
Ancestry of “univerbalism”, step by step
univerbalism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verbalism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verbalism | The expression of a concept in words; the wording... |
| 2 | English | verbal | Of or relating to words; Concerned with the... |
| 3 | Old French | verbal | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | verbalis | belonging to a word; wordy, verbal |
| 5 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |