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Where does “transverto” come from?

transverto (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.

transverto (Latin): I turn across or away

Definitions

  1. I turn across or away

Ancestry of “transverto”, 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 “transverto”

  • transversal
  • transversally
  • traverso
  • nontransversal
  • transversare
  • transverse
  • transversus
  • transvertens
  • transversurus
  • transvertendus
  • travesura
  • travieso
  • transversal
  • travesero
  • través
  • attraversare
  • attraversamento
  • attraversabile
  • traversa
  • traverso
  • traversabile
  • traversare
  • attraverso
  • traverse
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