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Where does “vertice” come from?

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

vertice (Italian): vertex; peak, top; summit

Definitions

  1. vertex; peak, top; summit

Ancestry of “vertice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvertexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vertice”

  • verticista
  • verticistico
  • verticismo
  • verto
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