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Where does “vers” come from?

vers (French) comes from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vers (French): towards; to; around, circa

Definitions

  1. towards; to; around, circa

Ancestry of “vers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vers”

  • verso
  • versaĵo
  • vers
  • verso
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