Where does “hemivertebrate” come from?

hemivertebrate (English) comes from English vertebrate, from French vertèbre, from Latin vertebra, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

hemivertebrate (English): Related to hemivertebrae

Definitions

  1. Related to hemivertebrae

Ancestry of “hemivertebrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvertebrateHaving a backbone; An animal having a backbone
2Frenchvertèbrevertebra
3Latinvertebrajoint; vertebra
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō