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Where does the word "vice versa" come from? It comes from Latin vice versa, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "vice versa" come from? It comes from Latin vice versa, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Vice versa’s story begins in Latin: vice versa meant “the order being turned around.” The position being reversed, from vicis (change, turn) and versus (turned). It reached English by 1600s as vice versa. Latin 'the position being reversed'. Today, vice versa means with the main items in the previous statement reversed.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient vice versa "the order being turned around", the position being reversed, from vicis (change, turn) and versus (turned).
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s vice versa "with the order reversed", Latin 'the position being reversed'.