Etymology of the English word verse
the English word
versederived from the Latin word
versus (line, verse; furrow)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Derivations in English
versed,
versingCognates
Dutch
vers, English
fresh, French
frais, French
vers, German
frisch, German
Vers, Icelandic
vers, Italian
fresco, Italian
verso, Portuguese
fresco, Provençal
fresc, Spanish
fresco, Swedish
vers, Yiddish
frishUsage
Word found in Modern English
