Where does “verus” come from?
verus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
Ancestry of “verus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | wēros | true |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |