Where does “universitair” come from?
universitair (Dutch) comes from French universitaire, from French université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universitair (Dutch): of, from or pertaining to university; academic
Definitions
- of, from or pertaining to university; academic
Ancestry of “universitair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | universitaire | university; University student or employee;... |
| 2 | French | université | university |
| 3 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |