§256. Derivation of Verbs
Verbs may be classed as Primitive or Derivative.
- Primitive Verbs are those inherited by the Latin from the parent speech.
- Derivative Verbs are those formed in the development of the Latin as a separate language.
J. H. Allen and J. B. Greenough, New Latin Grammar (Boston: Ginn, 1903). Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.