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Where does “ве̏ртика̄лан” come from?

ве̏ртика̄лан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin verticālis, from Latin vertex, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “ве̏ртика̄лан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverticālis—
2Latinvertexwhirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ве̏ртика̄лан”

  • вертикала
  • вертикалност
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