Etymology of the Latin word vertex
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-Derivations in Latin
verticalis,
vortex,
verticillus,
ciliativertex,
aurantiivertex,
flavivertex,
rufivertexDerivations in other languages
English
vorticosae, English
vertex, Italian
vertice, Italian
vertex, Portuguese
vértex, Portuguese
vértice, Spanish
vértice, Spanish
verticidadCognates
French
vertex, Italian
vertice, Spanish
verticeUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Classical Latin, Moder Latin
