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Where does “verisimilarly” come from?

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

verisimilarly (English): In a verisimilar way; suggesting truthfulness

Definitions

  1. In a verisimilar way; suggesting truthfulness

Ancestry of “verisimilarly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverisimilarAppearing to be true or real; probable; likely;...
2Latinvērisimilis—
3Latinverumtruly; even so; but; yet; however; still
4Latinvēr—
5Latinveror—
6Proto-Italicwezorspring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwósr̥spring
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