Where does “microvertebrate” come from?
microvertebrate (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.
microvertebrate (English): A very small vertebrate, especially one known...
Definitions
- A very small vertebrate, especially one known...
Ancestry of “microvertebrate”, step by step
microvertebrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vertebrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vertebrate | Having a backbone; An animal having a backbone |
| 2 | French | vertèbre | vertebra |
| 3 | Latin | vertebra | joint; vertebra |
| 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 |