Etymology

verbal

ver·bal
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Today it means: Of or relating to words. Full definition →

Old French verbal ← Late Latin verbālis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromverbālis“belonging to a word”
  2. Old French · derived fromverbal
  3. English todayverbal

From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.

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