The story
- Latin · derived fromverbum“a word is enough (to a wise man)”
- English todayverbum sat
A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
verbum sat
Today it means: Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded. Full definition →
Latin verbum