Where does “verbum” come from?

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

verbum (Latin): word; proverb, saying; verb

Definitions

  1. word; proverb, saying; verb

Ancestry of “verbum”, step by step

verbum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek λόγος

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

via Proto-Italic werβom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwerβomword
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “verbum”

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