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Where does “universo” come from?

universo (Latin) comes from Latin universus, 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.

universo (Latin): dative masculine singular of ūniversus; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of ūniversus; dative...

Ancestry of “universo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuniversuswhole, entire, taken collectively
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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