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Where does “retroversione” come from?

retroversione (Italian) comes from Italian versione, from Medieval Latin versio, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

retroversione (Italian): retroversion; back translation

Definitions

  1. retroversion; back translation

Ancestry of “retroversione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianversioneversion; translation from ancient languages to a...
2Medieval Latinversioa turning
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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