Where does “versa” come from?

versa (French) comes from French verser, 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.

versa (French): third-person singular past historic of verser

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of verser

Ancestry of “versa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverserto pour; to pay, to put money into a fund; to...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō