Where does “universitetinis” come from?
universitetinis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian universitetas, from Russian университе́т, from German Universität, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
universitetinis (Lithuanian): university
Definitions
- university
Ancestry of “universitetinis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | universitetas | university |
| 2 | Russian | университе́т | university |
| 3 | German | Universität | university |
| 4 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |