Where does “vèrzāl” come from?
vèrzāl (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.
vèrzāl (Serbo-Croatian): text written in capital letters or majuscule
Definitions
- text written in capital letters or majuscule
Ancestry of “vèrzāl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Versal | capital letter |
| 2 | German | Vers | line in a poem; verse |
| 3 | Middle High German | vers | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fers | — |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |