myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of universus

Etymology of the Latin word universus

the Latin word universus (whole world; all men, everybody; whole, entire; all together)

derived 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-

using the Late Latin prefix uni-

derived from the Latin word unus (one; alone, a single, sole)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *oi-no-

Italian universo, Portuguese universo, Spanish universo