Where does “bersikulo” come from?

bersikulo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish versículo, from Latin versiculus, 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.

bersikulo (Tagalog): verse small section of the Bible

Definitions

  1. verse small section of the Bible

Ancestry of “bersikulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishversículoverse (in the Bible)
2Latinversiculusshort verse, single line; humble lines,...
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-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
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