vērificō

Meaning

1. Late LatinMedieval Latinto present something as true
   Non mirum ergo si quae exposuit Archelaus in laudatis Actis verificari potuerint, maxime quia, ut iam vidimus, Marcellus, sive Marcellinus, qui imperiali auctoritate Mesopotamiae provinciae rebus praeerat, utpote catholicus, fidei veritatis propagationisque in desiderio eratIt isn't surprising that they have been able to present, as true, what Archelaus elaborated upon in his much-praised Acta. All the more so since, as noted, Marcellus, also known as Marcellinus, was in power with imperial authority in the province of Mesopotamia, and as a Roman Christian, he desired the truth and propagation of our faith.lived ca. 400 - 461, Pope Leo I, De haeresi et historia Manichaeorum 55
   Non enim erit proprium, quod positum est esse proprium, ut quia de geometra non verificatur indeceptibilem esse ab oratione (nam decipitur geometer cum pseudographiam facit)Therefore, what has been stated to be proper would not be proper, as, regarding the geometer, it would not be presented as true that he is not able to be deceived by an oration (as a geometer is deceived once he writes a false presentation)lived 480 - 525 CE, Boethius, Interpretatio Topicorum Aristotelis 64
2. Medieval Latinto verify, confirm the truth, confirm whether it is true
   Id enim de Galla Theodosii senioris uxore secunda, quae brevi post nuptias in puerperio decedens, nec sua, nec viri potuit decennalia celebrare, seu tricennalia multiplicare, verificari haud potest.This event of Galla, Theodosius the Elder's second wife, who allegedly passed away soon after her wedding in childbirth, and so could not do a 10-year celebration or even a 3-year one of hers or her husband's, can not at all be verified.lived ca. 805 - ca. 846, Agnellus, sive Andreas Ravennatensis, Liber Pontificalis 106 (in Patrologia Latina)
   Predicatum necessarium potest verificari de subjecto aliquo ente et de aliquo non enteA necessary predicate can be verified (confirmed as true) whether a subject is an entity or a non-entity1292, Roger Bacon, Compendium studii theologiae 58 (as cited in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources)
3. Medieval Latinto aver, prove or justify a plea (by jury or by records)

Conjugation conjugation 1

Origins

1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁ros
2. Proto-Italic*wēros
3. Latinvērificō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin verifico From vērus (“true”) + faciō (“do, make”), formed with the latter component as the causative suffix -ificō. First attested in the 5th century.

In English words that came into English from vērificō

• verificationvērificātiō
• verificatoryvērificō
• verificativevērificō

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