Etymograph

English

aver

Aver comes from Early Medieval Latin advērō, from Latin vērus ‘true’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

  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. Early Medieval Latinmodernadvērō
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400averer
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500averren
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1611aver

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

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. Early Medieval Latinmodernadvērō
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400averer
  6. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500averren
  7. Englishearliest quotation 1611aver

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Tragedie of Cymbeline: “[…] I return'd with ſimular proofe enough, / To…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- ‘true’

warlock, veritable, 4 more

through Latin vērus ‘true’

very, verification, veracity, veritas, verity, verily, 6 more

Today it means

verb To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros / aver

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