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
- accusative singular of versio
Ancestry of “version”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | versio | version |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | versio | a turning |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |