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Where does “versum” come from?

versum (Latin) comes from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

versum (Latin): supine of vertō; supine of verrō; nominative...

Definitions

  1. supine of vertō; supine of verrō; nominative...

Ancestry of “versum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
2Proto-Italicwertō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “versum”

  • versute
  • sinistrorsal
  • versutus
  • sinistroversus
  • sinistrorsus
  • retrorsum
  • versutia
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