Where does “veritabile” come from?
veritabile (Italian) comes from French véritable, from Middle French véritable, from Old French veritable, from Latin vēritābilis, from Latin vēritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
veritabile (Italian): truthful; true
Definitions
- truthful; true
Ancestry of “veritabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | véritable | veritable |
| 2 | Middle French | véritable | true; real; not fake |
| 3 | Old French | veritable | true; real; not fake |
| 4 | Latin | vēritābilis | — |
| 5 | Latin | vēritās | truth, truthfulness, verity |
| 6 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |