Where does “Batverse” come from?

Batverse (English) comes from English verse, from Middle English vers, from Old English fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Batverse (English): The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Batman comics, films, and television series

Definitions

  1. The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Batman comics, films, and television series

Ancestry of “Batverse”, step by step

Batverse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English verse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishverseA poetic form with regular meter and a fixed...
2Middle EnglishversA line or passage of a text or work; A larger...
3Old Englishfersverse; sentence, title
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English bat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatAny of the flying mammals of the order...
2Frenchbâtpacksaddle
3Old Frenchbastpacksaddle
4Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
5Latinbastāre
6Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-