Where does “verbatim” come from?

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

verbatim (Latin): verbatim, word for word

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  1. verbatim, word for word

Ancestry of “verbatim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verbatim

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-
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