Where does “vergens” come from?
vergens (Latin) comes from Latin vergo, from Proto-Italic wergō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.
vergens (Latin): bending, turning, inclining
Definitions
- bending, turning, inclining
Ancestry of “vergens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vergo | I bend, turn, incline; I bend, turn, verge, slope... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wergō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wérg-e-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂werg- | to turn |