Where does “versatile” come from?
versatile (Italian) comes from Latin versātilis, from Latin versātus, 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.
versatile (Italian): versatile; all-round, all around, multiskilled
Definitions
- versatile; all-round, all around, multiskilled
Ancestry of “versatile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versātilis | that turns or moves around, revolving, movable |
| 2 | Latin | versātus | turned |
| 3 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |