Where does “version” come from?

version (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto versio, from Medieval Latin versio, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

version (Esperanto): accusative singular of versio

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of versio

Ancestry of “version”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoversioversion
2Medieval Latinversioa turning
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 →
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