vers- root words — words with the vers- root

The root vers- comes from Latin vertere, meaning to turn. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including divorcée, adversative, advertence, advertent, ambiversion, ambivert, anteversion, antevert, bioconversion, convertibility, eversion, extrorse. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vers- root

Explore words with vers- — words containing the vers- root and sharing its sense of "to turn". Examples include divorcée, adversative, advertence, advertent, ambiversion, ambivert, anteversion, antevert, bioconversion, convertibility, eversion, extrorse. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The vers- root means to turn, from Latin vertere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.