Where does “aquert” come from?
aquert (English) comes from English vertisol, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
aquert (English): An aquic vertisol
Definitions
- An aquic vertisol
Ancestry of “aquert”, step by step
aquert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vertisol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vertisol | A clay soil, containing a high content of... |
| 2 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 3 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English aquic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aquic | That has been saturated with water at some time in the past |