Where does “Versailles” come from?

Versailles (French) comes from Latin versor, 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.

Versailles (French): Versailles the

Definitions

  1. Versailles the

Ancestry of “Versailles”, step by step

Versailles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin versor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinversorI turn myself around; I move around; I dwell,...
2Latinversōto turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over
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

via Latin versus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
2Latinvorsusturned
3Proto-Italicworssos—

Words derived from “Versailles”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →