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Where does “vereor” come from?

vereor (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic werēōr, from Indo-European *wer-.

vereor (Latin): I have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am...

Definitions

  1. I have respect for, revere, stand in awe; I am...

Ancestry of “vereor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwerēōrbe wary
2Indo-European*wer-—

Words derived from “vereor”

  • Reverend
  • veritable
  • reverend
  • rev
  • reverent
  • reverently
  • irreverent
  • revere
  • verity
  • irreverently
  • veritably
  • veritas
  • irreverend
  • unreverend
  • unreverent
  • unreverently
  • reverer
  • reverest
  • reverendly
  • revereth
  • veritableness
  • revver
  • overrev
  • Revd.
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