Where does “version” come from?
Version comes from Middle French version, from Latin versio, a noun formed with the suffix -tio from the verb vertere meaning "to turn," derived from Proto-Indo-European wert-.
version (English): A specific form or variation of something; A...
Definitions
- A specific form or variation of something; A...
Ancestry of “version”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | version | translation |
| 2 | Latin | versiō | a turning, change, version; translation (of languages) |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |