Where does “bertso” come from?
bertso (Basque) comes from Spanish verso, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
bertso (Basque): a spontaneous song sung in Basque
Definitions
- a spontaneous song sung in Basque
Ancestry of “bertso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | verso | versed; verse, poem; verse, line |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |