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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”

  • verbal
  • verb
  • proverb
  • nonverbal
  • verbally
  • adverb
  • verbatim
  • adverbial
  • verbose
  • verbalize
  • verve
  • preverbal
  • verbalization
  • verbosity
  • nonverbally
  • postverbal
  • adverbially
  • deverbal
  • verbalise
  • verbalism
  • verbless
  • converb
  • preverb
  • intraverbal
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