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Where does “verboso” come from?

verboso (Italian) comes 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...

verboso (Italian): verbose, wordy

Definitions

  1. verbose, wordy

Ancestry of “verboso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverbosuswordy, verbose, prolix
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...

Words derived from “verboso”

  • verbosamente
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