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Where does “versatilely” come from?

versatilely (English) comes from English versatile, from Latin versātilis, from Latin versātus, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

versatilely (English): In a versatile manner

Definitions

  1. In a versatile manner

Ancestry of “versatilely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishversatileCapable of doing many things competently; Having...
2Latinversātilis—
3Latinversātus—
4Latinversō—
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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