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Where does “vera” come from?

vera (Latin) comes from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

Ancestry of “vera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvērus—
2Proto-Italicwērostrue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →