Where does “averiguar” come from?
averiguar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish averiguar, from Latin vērificō, from Latin vērus, from Proto-Italic wēros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.
averiguar (Spanish): to find out, to figure out, to work out; to to...
Definitions
- to find out, to figure out, to work out; to to...
Ancestry of “averiguar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | averiguar | present something as true, make something seem true |
| 2 | Latin | vērificō | to present something as true |
| 3 | Latin | vērus | true, real, actual conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wēros | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁ros | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁- | true |