Where does “-verse” come from?
-verse (English) comes from English Universe, from Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
-verse (English): Forming compound nouns denoting the whole range...
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- Forming compound nouns denoting the whole range...
Ancestry of “-verse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Universe | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself |
| 2 | Middle English | universe | The universe; the stars |
| 3 | Old French | univers | the whole world; the whole Earth; universal;... |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |