Where does “terverticillate” come from?
terverticillate (English) comes from English verticillate, from Latin verticillatus, from Latin verticillus, 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.
terverticillate (English): Having three whorls
Definitions
- Having three whorls
Ancestry of “terverticillate”, step by step
terverticillate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English verticillate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verticillate | Forming or having whorls |
| 2 | Latin | verticillatus | having whorls; verticillate |
| 3 | Latin | verticillus | whirl; eddy |
| 4 | Latin | vertex | whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English ter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ter | Eye dialect spelling of to |