Where does “versicle” come from?
versicle (English) comes from Middle English versicle, from Old French versicule, from Latin versiculus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
versicle (English): In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a...
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- In poetry and songs, particularly hymns, one of a...
Ancestry of “versicle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | versicle | A short Biblical verse used as part of the... |
| 2 | Old French | versicule | — |
| 3 | Latin | versiculus | short verse, single line; humble lines,... |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 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 |