Where does “antrorsum” come from?

antrorsum (Latin) comes from Latin versum, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “antrorsum”, step by step

antrorsum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin versum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversumsupine of vertō; supine of verrō; nominative...
2LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
3Proto-Italicwertōto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin anterior

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanterioranterior, more forward; former, previous
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énterossecond, other

Words derived from “antrorsum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →
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