Where does “verťi” come from?
verťi (Proto-Slavic) comes from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verťi (Proto-Slavic): to roll, turn; to throw, cast
Definitions
- to roll, turn; to throw, cast
Ancestry of “verťi”, step by step
verťi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vertere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 2 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
via Proto-Indo-European (H)wergʷ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)wergʷ- | — |