Etymology

verb

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Today it means: A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. Full definition →

Middle English verbe ← Latin verbum ← Old French verbe
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verb · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*werdʰo-
  2. Old French · derived fromverbe
  3. Latin · derived fromverbum“word, verb”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromverbe
  5. English todayverb

From Middle English verbe, directly from Latin verbum (“word, verb”), reinforced by Old French verbe, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo-. Doublet of verve and word.

verb · noun2

Clipping of reverb.

Words from the same roots

Latinverbum all →

univerbationverbariumverbile

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