myEtymology.com: English etymology of veridical

Etymology of the English word veridical

the English word veridical

derived from the Latin word veridicus (truthful)

derived from the Latin word verus (true, real, genuine)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wērə-o-

derived from the Latin word cere

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the French word interdir

derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

Date

The earliest known usage of veridical in English dates from the 17th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English