Where does “unverbose” come from?
unverbose (English) comes from English verbose, from Latin verbosus, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
unverbose (English): Not verbose
Ancestry of “unverbose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | verbose | Containing or using more words than necessary;... |
| 2 | Latin | verbosus | wordy, verbose, prolix |
| 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... |