Where does “verament” come from?
verament (Maltese) comes from Italian veramente, from Italian vero, from Italian O, from Latin aut, from Proto-Italic *auti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
verament (Maltese): truly, really
Definitions
- truly, really
Ancestry of “verament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | veramente | really, indeed, actually, truly |
| 2 | Italian | vero | true; real, genuine; truth |
| 3 | Italian | O | west |
| 4 | Latin | aut | or |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *auti | either, or |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewti | on the other hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |