veracity

Where does the word "veracity" come from? It comes from Latin verus, passing through Latin before entering English (1600s).

Veracity’s story begins in Latin: verus meant “true.” The root of 'very', 'verify' and 'verdict'. Within Latin, it grew into verax by ancient. Truthful, speaking the truth, from verus. It reached English by 1600s as veracity. Settled as the English word for conformity to truth or accuracy. Today, veracity means the quality of being truthful, accurate, or conforming to fact.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient verus "true", the root of 'very', 'verify' and 'verdict'.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient verax "truthful, speaking the truth", truthful, speaking the truth, from verus.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1600s veracity "conformity to truth or accuracy", settled as the English word for conformity to truth or accuracy.