Where does “arsa versa” come from?
arsa versa (English) comes from English arse, from Middle English ars, from Old French arz, from Latin artes, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “arsa versa”, step by step
arsa versa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arse | The buttocks or more specifically, the anus; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 3 | Old French | arz | — |
| 4 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 5 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English vice versa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vice versa | The same but with the two things or people... |
| 2 | Latin | vice versa | the position having been reversed |
| 3 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |