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Where does “hypervertex” come from?

hypervertex (English) comes from English vertex, from Latin vertex, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

hypervertex (English): The equivalent of a graph's vertex in a...

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  1. The equivalent of a graph's vertex in a...

Ancestry of “hypervertex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvertexThe highest point of something; The highest...
2Latinvertexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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