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Where does “verbatim” come from?

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

verbatim (Medieval Latin): word for word; verbatim, word for word

Definitions

  1. word for word; verbatim, word for word

Ancestry of “verbatim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verbatim”

  • verbatim
  • nonverbatim
  • verbatimness
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