Where does “vertente” come from?
vertente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese verter, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertente (Portuguese): spring; slope; perspective, angle, aspect
Definitions
- spring; slope; perspective, angle, aspect
Ancestry of “vertente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | verter | to leak; to pour; to spill |
| 2 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |