Etymology

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Today it means: The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal; Full definition →

Latin in versō foliō
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  1. Latin · derived fromin versō foliō“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”
  2. English todayverso

From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).

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