Middle English verbale borrows Late Latin verbalis with English adaptation of the final syllable.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0638borrowingestablished
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verbale
of or consisting of words
OPEN NODE 668 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Late Latin · word related adjectiveverbālis
of or relating to words or verbs
OPEN NODE 669 ↗01
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Of words or verbs enters English and later supports the spoken-rather-than-written contrast.
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established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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Verbal — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English verbale borrowed from Late Latin verbalis
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Names the direct learned route.
03
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