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vertigo.

gyration/rotation, whirling/spinning movement; giddiness, dizziness; changing;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[wɛrˈtiː.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[verˈtiː.ɡo]
  1. gyration, giddiness, dizziness

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Synchronically vertō + -īgō. Diachronically, may be derived from vertex, vertic-, with the velar assimilated in oblique cases to the nasal suffix derived from Proto-Indo-European *-h₃onh₂- (e.g. genitive *wertik-nes > *wertig-nes > vertīginis).

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