English
verticil
Verticil comes from Latin verticillus ‘whirl’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEverticillusas verticillum‘whirl’
- Englishtodayverticil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEverticillusas verticillum‘whirl’
- Englishtodayverticil
Every English word from Latin verticillus
Today it means
noun A whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin verticillus / verticil