versatile

/ˈvɜːsətəl/VUR-suh-tuhl

/ˈvɝsətəl/VUR-suh-tuhl

Meaningturning

Common meaning: able to do many things

versatto turnLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1977 · scan
ileadjective ending: relating to

Journey through time

Latinversatilis‘turning’source
Frenchversatil‘quickly turning’source
Englishversatile‘able to do many things’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin vertō ‘to turn’.

Roots

vertō, vertī, versum Latin “to turn”

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