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
- In a verisimilar way; suggesting truthfulness
Ancestry of “verisimilarly”, step by step
verisimilarly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verisimilar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verisimilar | Appearing to be true or real; probable; likely;... |
| 2 | Latin | vērisimilis | apparently true |
| 3 | Latin | verum | truly; even so; but; yet; however; still |
| 4 | Latin | vēr | spring |
| 5 | Latin | veror | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wezor | spring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wósr̥ | spring |