| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | w r -o- |
| DEFINITION: | True, trustworthy. Oldest form *wr1-o-.
Derivatives include warlock and verdict.
1. warlock, from Old English w r, faith, pledge, from Germanic *wra-. 2. veracious, verism, verity, very; aver, verdict, veridical, verify, verisimilar, voir dire, from Latin vrus, true. 3. Normal grade *wero-, from *wer-o-, in Celtic compound *ro-wero- (see per1). (Pokorny 11.  er- 1165.) |
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