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Where does “verbo” come from?

verbo (Portuguese) comes 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...

verbo (Portuguese): verb; language, use of words; saying, proverb,...

Definitions

  1. verb; language, use of words; saying, proverb,...

Ancestry of “verbo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseverbo—
2Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “verbo”

  • verbete
  • verborrágico
  • verborragia
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