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Where does “anteverto” come from?

anteverto (Latin) 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.

anteverto (Latin): I anticipate; I prefer

Definitions

  1. I anticipate; I prefer

Ancestry of “anteverto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvertō—
2Proto-Italicwertō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “anteverto”

  • antevertens
  • anteversurus
  • anteversus
  • antevertendus
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