Where does “versality” come from?
versality (English) comes from English versal, from English universal, from Middle English universal, from Old French universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
versality (English): The condition of being versal
Definitions
- The condition of being versal
Ancestry of “versality”, step by step
versality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English versal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | versal | Universal; Ornamental letter that begins a... |
| 2 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 3 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 4 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 5 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |