Where does “universo” come from?
universo (Ido) comes from Esperanto universo, from English Universe, from Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universo (Ido): universe
Definitions
- universe
Ancestry of “universo”, step by step
universo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto universo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | universo | universe |
| 2 | English | Universe | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself |
| 3 | Middle English | universe | The universe; the stars |
| 4 | Old French | univers | the whole world; the whole Earth; universal;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Italian universo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | universo | universe |
| 2 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
via German Universum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Universum | universe |