vertigo

Where does the word "vertigo" come from? It comes from Latin vertere, passing through Latin before entering English (1520s).

Vertigo’s story begins in Latin: vertere meant “to turn.” Hitchcock's 1958 film 'Vertigo' made the word familiar. Within Latin, it grew into vertigo by ancient. A whirling, a turning around, from vertere. It reached English by 1520s as vertigo. Settled as the English word for a sensation of dizziness or spinning. Today, vertigo means a sensation of dizziness or spinning, often caused by inner ear or balance problems.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient vertere "to turn", Hitchcock's 1958 film 'Vertigo' made the word familiar.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient vertigo "a whirling, a turning around", a whirling, a turning around, from vertere.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1520s vertigo "a sensation of dizziness or spinning", settled as the English word for a sensation of dizziness or spinning.