Where does “vorsum” come from?

vorsum (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.

vorsum (Latin): toward

Definitions

  1. toward

Ancestry of “vorsum”, 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 “vorsum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →