Where does “worsification” come from?
worsification (English) comes from English versification, from English verse, from Middle English vers, from Old English fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
worsification (English): The process by which something becomes worse
Definitions
- The process by which something becomes worse
Ancestry of “worsification”, step by step
worsification traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English versification
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | versification | The act, art, or practice of composing poetic... |
| 2 | English | verse | A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed... |
| 3 | Middle English | vers | A line or passage of a text or work; A larger... |
| 4 | Old English | fers | verse; sentence, title |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English worse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | worse | comparative form of bad: more bad; comparative... |
| 2 | Middle English | worse | Something or someone which is more yvel or ille (i.e. worse) |
| 3 | Old English | wiersa | comparative degree of yfel: worse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wirsizô | comparative degree of *ubilaz; worse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |