Where does “verbatim” come from?
Verbatim comes from Medieval Latin verbatim, derived from Latin verbum meaning "word," which traces to Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to speak."
verbatim (English): Word for word; in exactly the same words as were...
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- Word for word; in exactly the same words as were...
Ancestry of “verbatim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | verbatim | word for word; verbatim, word for word |
| 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... |