DictionaryRoot: vertere
Latin
vertere
turn
Forms
- vert-
- vers- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘turned.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *wer-, ‘turn; bend.’
Note
Turning can change direction, allegiance, or a state of affairs.
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verb / noun
traverse
truh-VURS/trəˈvɜːrs/
Movement or a route across or through an area.
Etymology
The pieces express turning or directing something across. The associated sense of crossing or passing across leads directly to traversing an area: traveling across or through it.
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