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Where does “verisimilar” come from?

verisimilar (English) comes from Latin vērisimilis, from Latin verum, from Latin vēr, from Latin veror, from Proto-Italic wezor, from Proto-Indo-European wósr̥ — spring.

verisimilar (English): Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely;...

Definitions

  1. Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely;...

Ancestry of “verisimilar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvērisimilis—
2Latinverumtruly; even so; but; yet; however; still
3Latinvēr—
4Latinveror—
5Proto-Italicwezorspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring

Words derived from “verisimilar”

  • verisimilarly
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