Etymology of the French word adverbe
the French word
adverbederived from the Latin word
adverbium (adverb)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Late Latin word
verbum (word; proverb)
Date
The earliest known usage of adverbe in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
adverbCognates
Dutch
adverbum, English
adverb, German
Adverb, Italian
avverbio, Norwegian
adverb, Spanish
adverbio, Swedish
adverb
