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Where does “verbless” come from?

verbless (English) comes from English verb, from English reverb, from English reverberation, from Old French reverberation, from Medieval Latin reverberatio, from Latin reverbero, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

verbless (English): Without a verb

Definitions

  1. Without a verb

Ancestry of “verbless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverbA word that indicates an action, event, or state;...
2EnglishreverbAn electronic effect which simulates echoes or...
3EnglishreverberationA violent oscillation or vibration; An echo, or a...
4Old Frenchreverberation—
5Medieval Latinreverberatiorebounding; reverberation
6LatinreverberoI repel, rebound
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “verbless”

  • verblessly
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