Where does “vertij” come from?

vertij (Romanian) comes from French vertige, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

vertij (Romanian): vertigo

Definitions

  1. vertigo

Ancestry of “vertij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvertigedizziness, vertigo
2Latinvertīgōgyration, giddiness, dizziness
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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