English verbatim borrows Medieval Latin verbatim with learned stress and pronunciation adaptation.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0657borrowingestablished
A CLAIM
YOU CAN AUDIT.
A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.
verbatim
in exactly the same words; word for word
OPEN NODE 681 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · Medieval Latin · word by word adverbverbātim
word for word
OPEN NODE 682 ↗01
THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE
Word for word remains the core adverbial meaning; adjective use develops later in English.
The adverb is reported from the fifteenth century and the adjective from 1613.
Merriam-Webster Editors
established — no additional confidence note is attached.
reviewed
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CITATION REGISTER
SOURCES ON THIS EDGE
Verbatim — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the Medieval Latin source, English adverb horizon, and later adjective date.
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EDITORIAL REUSE