English
verso
Verso comes from Latin in versō foliō ‘on the turned leaf, on the turned page’, from vertō ‘turn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, to rotate, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wertō‘to turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvertō‘turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEversus‘turned, changed’perfect passive participle of vertō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEin versō foliō‘on the turned leaf, on the turned page’
- Englishtodayverso
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, to rotate, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wertō‘to turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvertō‘turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEversus‘turned, changed’perfect passive participle of vertō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEin versō foliō‘on the turned leaf, on the turned page’
- Englishtodayverso
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
word, worth, weird, ridiculous, ridicule, derision, invert, deride, derisive, wurst, extraversion, 55 more
through Proto-Italic *wertō ‘to turn’
diversion, transverse, inversion, aversion, perversion, reversion, evert, vertiginous, 38 more
through Latin vertō ‘turn’
divorce, version, conversation, diversity, vertical, advertisement, diverse, vortex, convertible, adverse, versatile, advert, divert, diversification, revert, pervert, adversity, inverse, vertigo, vertex, vertebrate, avert, introvert, perverse, subvert, vertebra, vert, averse, perversity, 45 more
through Latin versus ‘turned, changed’
Today it means
noun The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wert- / verso