Where does “verbe” come from?

verbe (French) comes from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

verbe (French): speech; tone of voice; way of speaking

Definitions

  1. speech; tone of voice; way of speaking

Ancestry of “verbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
2Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
3Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “verbe”

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