Anglo-French verbe continues Latin verbum with Romance loss of the final syllable.
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verbe
verb; grammatical word
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin grammatical tradition · grammar word classverbum
verb; predicate word
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
The Latin grammatical use becomes the French and English class name.
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established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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Verb — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French borrowed from Latin verbum
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Names the Latin source.
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