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Where does “vertibulum” come from?

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

vertibulum (Latin): joint

Definitions

  1. joint

Ancestry of “vertibulum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vertibulum”

  • varvel
  • varvelled
  • vervelle
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