Where does “Wishverse” come from?
Wishverse (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.
Wishverse (English): The dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Definitions
- The dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ancestry of “Wishverse”, step by step
Wishverse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verse | A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed... |
| 2 | Middle English | vers | A line or passage of a text or work; A larger... |
| 3 | Old English | fers | verse; sentence, title |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |