Where does “vertikaalinen” come from?

vertikaalinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertikaali, from Latin verticālis, 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.

vertikaalinen (Finnish): vertical

Definitions

  1. vertical

Ancestry of “vertikaalinen”, step by step

vertikaalinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vertikaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertikaalivertical
2Latinverticālishighest in the hierarchy
3Latinvertexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →