Where does “vertebre” come from?

vertebre (English) comes from French vertèbre, from Latin vertebra, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertebre (English): A joint of the back

Definitions

  1. A joint of the back

Ancestry of “vertebre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertèbrevertebra
2Latinvertebrajoint; vertebra
3Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →