Where does “verdade” come from?
verdade (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese verdade, from Latin vēritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
verdade (Portuguese): truth; a true statement or fact; truthfulness;...
Definitions
- truth; a true statement or fact; truthfulness;...
Ancestry of “verdade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | verdade | — |
| 2 | Latin | vēritās | truth, truthfulness, verity |
| 3 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |