proverb
a short familiar saying that carries advice
Roots
- pro-: forward, forth, outward, or in favor of
- verb / verbum: word
Other words with the verb / verbum root
Proverb joins pro- with the word family: a saying brought forward because people keep repeating it.
The proverb sounded simple, but it remembered something the report forgot.
Proverb is a friendly word-family anchor. Verb is word; pro- gives forward or forth. A proverb is a saying carried forward from speaker to speaker.