Adagial
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
noun
a traditional saying that is accepted by many as true or partially true; proverb
n.
1540s, middle french adage, from latin adagium “adage, proverb,” apparently from adagio, from ad- “to” (see ad-) + -agi-, root of aio “i say,” from pie -ag- “to speak.” but tucker thinks the second element is rather ago “set in motion, drive, urge.”
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