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Where does “vesgo” come from?

vesgo (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin versicus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vesgo (Portuguese): cross-eyed

Definitions

  1. cross-eyed

Ancestry of “vesgo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinversicus—
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vesgo”

  • vesguear
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