Where does “vertere” come from?
vertere (Italian) comes from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertere (Italian): to be about, turn on, concern; to be pending
Definitions
- to be about, turn on, concern; to be pending
Ancestry of “vertere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “vertere”