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Where does “verso” come from?

verso (Spanish) comes 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.

verso (Spanish): versed; verse, poem; verse, line

Definitions

  1. versed; verse, poem; verse, line

Ancestry of “verso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verso”

  • versa
  • versear
  • berso
  • berso
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