Where does “versipellis” come from?
versipellis (Latin) comes from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
versipellis (Latin): shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or...
Definitions
- shape-shifting, capable of transforming itself or...
Ancestry of “versipellis”, step by step
versipellis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pellis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Latin vertō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “versipellis”