Where does “tergiversor” come from?
tergiversor (Latin) comes from Latin versor, from Latin versō, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
tergiversor (Latin): I turn my back and am reluctant; I evade
Definitions
- I turn my back and am reluctant; I evade
Ancestry of “tergiversor”, step by step
tergiversor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin versor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versor | I turn myself around; I move around; I dwell,... |
| 2 | Latin | versō | to turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about, turn over |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |