Where does “universiteit” come from?
universiteit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch universiteit, from Old French universitei, 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.
universiteit (Dutch): university, college
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