Etymograph

English

Verey

Verey comes from Old French verai ‘real, genuine’, from Classical Latin vērāx ‘truthful’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros ‘true’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁ros‘true’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wēros‘true’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērus‘true’
  4. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērāxas vērācem‘truthful’
  5. Early Medieval Latinmodernvērāgus
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400verai‘real, genuine’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500verrei
  8. EnglishtodayVerey

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁ros‘true’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wēros‘true’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērus‘true’
  4. Classical Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērāxas vērācem‘truthful’
  5. Early Medieval Latinmodernvērāgus
  6. Old Frenchc. 842–1400verai‘real, genuine’
  7. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500verrei
  8. EnglishtodayVerey

Linked words

through Latin vērus ‘true’

verification, veritas, verity, aver, 6 more

through Classical Latin vērāx ‘truthful’

veracity, 1 more

through Old French verai ‘real, genuine’

very, verily

Today it means

name A surname transferred from the nickname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros / Verey

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