Where does “verveful” come from?
verveful (English) comes from English verve, from French verve, from Latin verva, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
verveful (English): Full of verve
Definitions
- Full of verve
Ancestry of “verveful”, step by step
verveful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verve | Excitement of imagination such as that which... |
| 2 | French | verve | eloquence; verve, brio |
| 3 | Latin | verva | — |
| 4 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |