Veritable
/ˈvɛr.ɪ.tə.bəl/noun
Genuine, true, or real in fact.
Did you know?Veritable comes through French from Latin veritas, the same root behind words for truth and truth-telling, so its history is basically a linguistic oath to reality.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
vēritās
“truth, truthfulness”
Late Latin
Latin
vēritābilis
“that can be verified or proven true”
Old French
Old French
veritable
“true, genuine”
14th Century
English
veritable
“true, actual, real”
Modern English
English
veritable
“used for emphasis to mean a true or classic example of something”