Vertice

Morpheme

Vertice

Type

free base

Denotation

whirl, turn, revolve, change, alter

Etymology

(1) Latin verticis and verticēs, from vertex, from vertere; (2) backformed from plural vertices (<Vertice + -es>)

Evidence

nonvertical, postvertical, subvertical, vertical, verticalise, verticalism, verticality, verticalization, verticalize, verticalized, verticalizes, verticalizing, vertically, verticalness, verticals, vertice, vertices, verticil, verticilli, verticillus, verticity, verticomental

Notes

Latin plural <Vertice + -es> and English plural <Vertice + -(e)s> are homographs and homophones

See Also

Vert, Verse, Vort