Etymology of the Latin word vortex
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-Derivations in Latin
Vorticella,
vorticosusDerivations in other languages
English
vortex, English
vortices, French
vortex, Italian
vorticellato, Portuguese
vórtice, Scientific Latin
vorticella, Spanish
vórtice
