Where does “verve” come from?

verve (French) comes 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...

verve (French): eloquence; verve, brio

Definitions

  1. eloquence; verve, brio

Ancestry of “verve”, step by step

verve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin verva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverva
2Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Late Latin verva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinverva
2Latinverbanominative plural of verbum; accusative plural of...

Words derived from “verve

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-