English
adverbial
Adverbial comes from Latin adverbi(um), from verbum ‘word’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ‘to speak, say’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werh₁-‘to speak, say’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*werdʰom‘word’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*werðom‘word’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEverbum‘word’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadverbi(um)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadverbiālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1876adverbial
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werh₁-‘to speak, say’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*werdʰom‘word’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*werðom‘word’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEverbum‘word’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadverbi(um)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadverbiālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1876adverbial
Earliest quotation: 1876, Ad′verb: “As we can have the adjectival forms bright, brighter,…”
Equivalent to adverb + -ial
Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ‘to speak, say’
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Proto-Italic *werðom ‘word’
Latin verbum ‘word, verb’
Latin adverbium
French adverbe
English adverb
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- ‘to speak, say’
through Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom ‘word’
through Proto-Italic *werðom ‘word’
through Latin verbum ‘word’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to an adverb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- / adverbial