Italian word vortice comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂i-h₂uer, and later Proto-Indo-European *wértti (To be turning around.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₂i-h₂uer | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *werd- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *wértti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be turning around. |
| *wertō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| versum | Latin (lat) | |
| vortex | Latin (lat) | Whirlpool, eddy, vortex. |
| vortice | Italian (ita) | Vortex. Whirl. |