Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “verai” come from?

verai (Old French) comes from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

verai (Old French): real; genuine

Definitions

  1. real; genuine

Ancestry of “verai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvērāgus—
2Latinvērāx—
3Latin-āx—
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “verai”

  • verily
  • vrai
  • vraisemblable
  • fraai
  • verre
  • verrai
  • verraily
  • verray
  • very
  • vraitchi
  • vraiqu'thie
  • vraitcheux
  • vrai
  • vrégeais
  • vraitchaîson
  • vrai
  • vray
  • verra
  • very
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →