| QUESTIONS | CATEGORIES | BLOG | PROFILE | Login | Register |
ASK QUESTION
Social sciences → Etymology → Phrase origins → Phrase Origins T - Z
ANSWERS: 2
  • Clark Cox
    It is simply Latin for "reversed position"
    No comments
  • Alatea
    The phrase "vice versa"has Latin origins. Vice means in the place of or in succession to. The root of "vice" is vix meaning change. Versa is a form of the Latin verb vertere and is a participle. Vertere means to turn. "vice versa" means " the position being reversed".
    No comments

RELATED QUESTIONS

ABOUT ANSWERBAG

Answerbag wants to provide a service to people looking for answers and a good conversation. Ask away and we will do our best to answer or find someone who can.We try to vet our answers to get you the most acurate answers.

Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC

Answerbag | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy