Etymology of the English word proverb
the English word
proverbderived from the Old French word
proverbderived from the Classical Latin word
proverbium (proverb, saying)
derived from the New Latin word
pro-using the Greek prefix
pro-, προ- (before)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perderived from the Late Latin word
verbum (word; proverb)
Date
The earliest known usage of proverb in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
French
proverbe, Italian
proverbio, Latin
proverbium, Provençal
proverbi, Spanish
proverbioUsage
Word found in Modern English
