Where does “wersalikowy” come from?

wersalikowy (Polish) comes from Polish wersalik, from German Versal, from German Vers, from Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wersalikowy (Polish): capital letter, majuscule

Definitions

  1. capital letter, majuscule

Ancestry of “wersalikowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwersalikcapital letter, majuscule
2GermanVersalcapital letter
3GermanVersline in a poem; verse
4Middle High Germanvers
5Old High Germanfers
6Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
7Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
8Proto-Italicwertōto turn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō