proverb

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A short, well-known saying that expresses a piece of common wisdom or advice.

   "Look before you leap" is an old proverb.

Simplified etymology

Proverb entered English in the Middle English period from the Latin family of verbum “word.” Its pro- element has the sense “put forth.”

From Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium.

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