English
veracious
Veracious comes from Latin vērāx ‘truthful’, from vērus ‘true’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁ros‘true’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wēros‘true’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērus‘true’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērāx‘truthful’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834veracious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weh₁ros‘true’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wēros‘true’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērus‘true’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvērāx‘truthful’
- Englishearliest quotation 1834veracious
Earliest quotation: 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, London: Richard Bentley: “It were against all rules, whether of history or…”
Formed from -acious
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- ‘true’
through Latin vērus ‘true’
verification, veritas, verity, aver, 6 more
through Latin vērāx ‘truthful’
Today it means
adj True.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros / veracious