Where does “versare” come from?
versare (Italian) 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.
versare (Italian): to pour, to decant; to empty by inclining a...
Definitions
- to pour, to decant; to empty by inclining a...
Ancestry of “versare”, step by step
versare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French verser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | verser | to pour; to pay, to put money into a fund; to... |
| 2 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Latin versor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versor | I turn myself around; I move around; I dwell,... |