Where does “verŝi” come from?
verŝi (Esperanto) comes from French verser, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verŝi (Esperanto): to pour
Definitions
- to pour
Ancestry of “verŝi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verser | to pour; to pay, to put money into a fund; to... |
| 2 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |