Etymology of the English word vorticella
the English word
vorticelladerived from the New Latin word
Vorticelladerived from the Latin word
vortex (whirlpool, eddy, vortex)
derived from the Latin word
vertex (whirl, whirlpool; whirlpool, eddy, vortex)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of vorticella in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
