Where does “averiguar” come from?

averiguar (Old Spanish) comes from Latin vērificō, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

averiguar (Old Spanish): present something as true, make something seem true

Definitions

  1. present something as true, make something seem true

Ancestry of “averiguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvērificōto present something as true
2Latinvērustrue, real, actual conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
3Proto-Italicwērostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “averiguar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Italic wēros →