Where does “wahrscheinlich” come from?

wahrscheinlich (German) comes from Dutch waarschijnlijk, from French vraisemblable, from French vrai, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

wahrscheinlich (German): likely, probable, plausible; probably, likely

Definitions

  1. likely, probable, plausible; probably, likely

Ancestry of “wahrscheinlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaarschijnlijkprobably; probable, likely
2Frenchvraisemblableplausible, likely
3Frenchvraitrue; real; truth
4Old Frenchveraireal; genuine
5Late Latinvērāgus
6Latinvērāxtruthful
7Latin-āxish, -y
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “wahrscheinlich

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iumEvery word from Latin -ius