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Where does “volksuniversiteit” come from?

volksuniversiteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch universiteit, from Middle Dutch universiteit, 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.

volksuniversiteit (Dutch): institution offering stand-alone courses to a...

Definitions

  1. institution offering stand-alone courses to a...

Ancestry of “volksuniversiteit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuniversiteituniversity, college
2Middle Dutchuniversiteit—
3Old Frenchuniversiteiuniversity
4Medieval Latinuniversitasgroup of teachers and students; university;...
5Latinūniversitās—
6Latinūniversus—
7Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
8Latinvertō—
9Proto-Italicwertō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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