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
- third-person singular past historic of verser
Ancestry of “versa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | verser | to pour; to pay, to put money into a fund; to... |
| 2 | Latin | versō | — |
| 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 |