Where does “versat” come from?

versat (Romanian) comes from French versé, from Latin versatus, from Latin verso, 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.

versat (Romanian): versed, knowledgeable (in something), conversant (with something)

Definitions

  1. versed, knowledgeable (in something), conversant (with something)

Ancestry of “versat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchverséversed, knowledgeable (in something), conversant (with something)
2Latinversatusturned; experienced, skilled, versed
3LatinversoI turn often, keep turning, handle, whirl about,...
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō