Where does “antivórtice” come from?

antivórtice (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vórtice, from Latin vortex, from Latin vortō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

antivórtice (Portuguese): antivortex

Definitions

  1. antivortex

Ancestry of “antivórtice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevórticevortex
2Latinvortexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex
3Latinvortō—
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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