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Where does “verbu” come from?

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

verbu (Latvian): inflection of verbs: ## accusative/instrumental...

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Ancestry of “verbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianverbsverb
2Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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