vertigo
Pronunciation: [wɛrˈtiː.ɡoː]
“vertigo” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
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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