Where does “versatileness” come from?
versatileness (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.
versatileness (English): The quality of being versatile
Definitions
- The quality of being versatile
Ancestry of “versatileness”, step by step
versatileness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English versatile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | versatile | Capable of doing many things competently; Having... |
| 2 | Latin | versātilis | that turns or moves around, revolving, movable |
| 3 | Latin | versātus | turned |
| 4 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |