Medieval Latin verbatim visibly combines the verbum stem with -atim.
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verbātim
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · Medieval Latin · adverbial suffix-ātim
distributive adverb-forming suffix
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The suffix supplies distributive word-by-word adverbial force.
Medieval Latin formation.
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Verbatim — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: verbatim from verbum + -atim
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