Where does “verto” come from?
verto (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “verto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |