Where does “introversus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “introversus”, step by step

introversus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin versus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
2Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
3Proto-Italicwertōto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin intrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
2Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “introversus”

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