Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Vertigo Etymology

ver·ti·go (vûrt-g) KEY NOUN: pl. ver·ti·goes or ver·ti·gos
The sensation of dizziness.
An instance of such a sensation.
A confused, disoriented state of mind.

ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Latin vertg, from vertere, to turn; see wer- 2 in Indo-European roots

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