proverbium
Latin
noun
Definitions
- proverb, saying, saw, maxim, adage
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (speak, say, tell).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*werh₁-
Gloss
speak, say, tell
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
話
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- byword English
- word English
- adverbium Latin
- adverbiālis Latin
- rhētor Latin
- verbalis Latin
- verbum Latin
- verbālis Latin
- proverbe French
- verve French
- ἐξερέω Ancient Greek
- ἐπίρρημα Ancient Greek
- ῥήτωρ Ancient Greek
- ῥηματ- Ancient Greek
- ῥητορική Ancient Greek
- ῥητορικός Ancient Greek
- ῥῆμα Ancient Greek
- *upó Proto-Indo-European
- *welh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰh₁om Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰh₁om, *wr̥dʰh₁om Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *werh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥h₁tós Proto-Indo-European
- *wrōgijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wrōhiz Proto-Germanic
- *wurdą Proto-Germanic
- byword Middle English
- *vьrati Proto-Slavic
- proverb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- adferf Welsh
- առաւիր Old Armenian
- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *virci Proto-Finnic
- *wratám Proto-Indo-Iranian