Where does “Universalgenie” come from?

Universalgenie (German) comes from German universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin ūniversus, 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.

Universalgenie (German): polymath

Definitions

  1. polymath

Ancestry of “Universalgenie”, step by step

Universalgenie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German universal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanuniversaluniversal
2Latinuniversalisuniversal; general
3Latinūniversuswhole, entire, taken collectively or altogether
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Genie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeniegenius; military engineers
2Frenchgéniegenie; genius
3Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →