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SOURCE
RECORD.
One work. Every claim that depends on it. No citation without a consequence you can inspect.
6 PUBLIC LINKS INTO THE GRAPH.
This count excludes duplicate dossier-path citations. Open the claims below to see exactly how the source is used.
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What “First Known Use” Means
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- editorial method
- EXTERNAL RECORD
- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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CONTRARIAN TRUTH CLAIMS
RANKED REVEALS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
No ranked contrarian reveal currently cites this source.
026
SCHOLARLY DISAGREEMENT
DISPUTE POSITIONS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
opencontextprobable
Does the English record begin in 1588 or the 1590s?
The reports differ slightly: Merriam-Webster gives 1588 and Etymonline gives the 1590s. Neither date proves the word was coined then.
First-known-use methodologyExplains why the date is an earliest located written record rather than certain coinage.
opencontextprobable
Does the specialist title begin in 1604 or the 1630s?
Merriam-Webster reports 1604; Etymonline reports the 1630s. These are different source horizons, not necessarily irreconcilable claims about the same underlying object.
First-known-use methodologyDefines the evidence limit shared by both reports.
resolvedcontextestablished
Is *deru- a written ancestral word?
No. The asterisk marks a reconstructed comparative form rather than an attested token.
Dictionary-etymology methodology for reconstructed formsSupports the evidence-status distinction.
resolvedcontextestablished
Did English take verb directly from Latin?
The reviewed route is Middle English from Anglo-French from Latin, not a one-hop direct Latin borrowing.
Dictionary-etymology method: languages name borrowing stagesExplains why the intermediate donor is evidence, not decoration.
resolvedcontextestablished
Did verbatim enter English as an adjective?
No. Merriam-Webster reports the adverb in the fifteenth century and the adjective in 1613.
First-known-use methodologyQualifies both dates as earliest located written records, not certain coinages.
resolvedcontextestablished
Was English word borrowed from Latin verbum?
No. English word is inherited through Old English and Germanic; Latin verbum is an akin or cognate branch under the shared speaking root, not the donor.
Dictionary-etymology method: akin forms are not the direct borrowing lineDefines the methodological distinction used by the resolution.
030
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP CLAIMS
EDGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
No canonical ancestry edge currently cites this source.
040
LEXICAL ATTESTATIONS
WITNESSES REPORTED BY THIS SOURCE
No lexical witness currently cites this source.
050
COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE
COGNATES, DESCENDANTS, AND RELATIVES
No comparative-relative record currently cites this source.
060
GEOGRAPHIC AND TEMPORAL CLAIMS
JOURNEY STAGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE
No journey-stage claim currently cites this source.
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NON-GENEALOGICAL CONNECTIONS
HISTORICAL CONTEXT, KEPT SEPARATE
No non-genealogical context link currently cites this source.
086
WORD-FAMILY REUSE