Where does “versatilitat” come from?

versatilitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan versàtil, from Latin versātilis, from Latin versātus, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

versatilitat (Catalan): versatility

Definitions

  1. versatility

Ancestry of “versatilitat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanversàtilversatile
2Latinversātilisthat turns or moves around, revolving, movable
3Latinversātusturned
4Latinversōto turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō