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Where does “vertice” come from?

vertice (English) comes from English vertices, from English vertex, from Latin vertex, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vertice (English): Alternative form of vertex

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vertex

Ancestry of “vertice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishverticesplural of vertex
2EnglishvertexThe highest point of something; The highest...
3Latinvertexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit
4Latinvertō—
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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