Where does “unibersidad” come from?
unibersidad (Cebuano) comes from Spanish universidad, from Old Spanish universidat, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
unibersidad (Cebuano): university
Definitions
- university
Ancestry of “unibersidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | universidad | university |
| 2 | Old Spanish | universidat | college |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |