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Where does “Verbosität” come from?

Verbosität (German) comes from Late Latin verbositas, from Latin verbosus, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Verbosität (German): verbosity

Definitions

  1. verbosity

Ancestry of “Verbosität”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinverbositas—
2Latinverbosuswordy, verbose, prolix
3Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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