vero Latin · revision 17856

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=ine-pro *weh₁-ro-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈweː.roː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈvɛː.ro]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''vērō''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|la|vērus|-ō]], the ablative of the adjective “true” used as an adverb.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan derives ⟨vērus⟩ from [[itc-pro|*wēro-]], from [[ine-pro|*weh₁-ro-|t=true]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ It is found from Plautus on:^(Köbler 2010) ''māvīs vituperārier falsō quam vērō extollī?'' “would you rather be blamed falsely than praised truly?”^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Vērō'' first means “truly, honestly”, then “in fact, really” and “certainly, without doubt”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) In answers it confirms, “yes, indeed” (''ego vērō'' “I do indeed”).^(OLD 2012) It stresses a word (“indeed, to be sure”), introduces a further argument (“moreover”), and, placed second in its clause, has a mild adversative force, “but, on the other hand”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – First found in Plautus, also in replies: ''ego vērō''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero: ''vērō facis et meritō et piē'', “you act rightly, deservedly and dutifully”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # [[m|en|truly]], honestly.^(OLD 2012)

+ # In fact, [[m|en|really]], indeed.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # [[m|en|certainly]], without doubt.^(OLD 2012)^(Stelten 1995)

+ # ''(in answers)'' Yes, indeed.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Moreover.^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(postpositive)'' But, on the other hand.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[vērus]]

+ * [[vērum]]

+ * [[autem]]

+ * [[sed]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ A separate verb ''vērō'' “to speak the truth” is found in Ennius: ''satin' vātēs vērant?'' “do the seers tell the truth?”^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}