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Where does “wertō” come from?

wertō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wertō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wertō”

  • v.
  • version
  • universal
  • university
  • universe
  • versus
  • verse
  • vertical
  • diverse
  • controversy
  • divorce
  • adverse
  • verses
  • convert
  • prose
  • controversial
  • universally
  • adversary
  • inverse
  • converting
  • aversion
  • diversion
  • vertically
  • arouse
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