Veracious
/vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/noun
Habitually speaking or representing the truth.
Did you know?Its soul comes from Latin *vērus* (“true”), the same root behind words like *verify* and *verdict*—so in law and language, truth was treated like something you had to *prove* aloud.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weh₁ro-
“true, trustworthy”
Latin
Latin
vērus
“true, genuine”
Late Latin
Latin
verāc-
“truthful, speaking truth”
Middle English
English
veraciouse
“truthful, sincere”
Modern English
English
veracious
“habitually truthful”