Where does “verificative” come from?

verificative (English) comes from Latin vērificō, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

verificative (English): Serving to verify or authenticate

Definitions

  1. Serving to verify or authenticate

Ancestry of “verificative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvērificōto present something as true
2Latinvērustrue, real, actual conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
3Proto-Italicwērostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Italic wēros →