Where does “vertiente” come from?
vertiente (Spanish) comes from Spanish verter, from Old Spanish verter, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vertiente (Spanish): slope, declivity; aspect; point of view
Definitions
- slope, declivity; aspect; point of view
Ancestry of “vertiente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | verter | to pour, spill, shed |
| 2 | Old Spanish | verter | — |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |