Where does “verbetar” come from?
verbetar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese verbete, from Portuguese verbo, from Old Portuguese verbo, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
verbetar (Portuguese): to jot down
Definitions
- to jot down
Ancestry of “verbetar”, step by step
verbetar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese verbete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | verbete | entry; a small note |
| 2 | Portuguese | verbo | verb; language, use of words; saying, proverb,... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | verbo | — |
| 4 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |