Where does “верзал” come from?

верзал (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Versal, from German Vers, from Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

верзал (Serbo-Croatian): text written in capital letters or majuscule;...

Definitions

  1. text written in capital letters or majuscule;...

Ancestry of “верзал”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersalcapital letter
2GermanVersline in a poem; verse
3Middle High Germanvers
4Old High Germanfers
5Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
6Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
7Proto-Italicwertōto turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
9Proto-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