Where does “vertex” come from?

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

vertex (Latin): whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit

Definitions

  1. whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit

Ancestry of “vertex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
2Proto-Italicwertōto turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vertex”

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