Where does “vice versa” come from?
vice versa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vice-versa, from Latin vice versa, 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.
vice versa (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of vice-versa
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of vice-versa
Ancestry of “vice versa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vice-versa | vice versa |
| 2 | Latin | vice versa | the position having been reversed |
| 3 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |