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Where does “versaturus” come from?

versaturus (Latin) comes 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.

versaturus (Latin): about to turn, twist

Definitions

  1. about to turn, twist

Ancestry of “versaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversō—
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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