Where does “verbatimness” come from?
verbatimness (English) comes from English verbatim, from Medieval Latin verbatim, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
verbatimness (English): The quality of being verbatim
Definitions
- The quality of being verbatim
Ancestry of “verbatimness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | verbatim | Word for word; in exactly the same words as were... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | verbatim | word for word; verbatim, word for word |
| 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... |