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
Ancestry of “universo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | universo | universe |
| 2 | English | Universe | — |
| 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 | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “universo”