versionis

Versionis is the genitive singular form of the Latin noun versio, which means “a turning” and by extension “a version, rendering, or edition.” The word derives from the verb vertere, “to turn.” In classical and later Latin, versio referred to the act of turning a text into another form, most often a translation, but also a paraphrase or reformulation.

Etymologically, versio encompasses both physical turning and the more abstract sense of transforming content. In medieval and early modern Latin, it increasingly denoted the translation or rendition of a work into another language, with phrases such as versio Graeca in Latinum indicating a Greek-to-Latin translation. The genitive form versionis is used to express “of a version,” as in discussions of different renderings or editions.

Usage and significance vary by context. In textual criticism and philology, versio is the standard term for a version or translation of a text, and versionis appears in grammatical constructions to indicate possession or specification, for example in a phrase describing a particular edition or rendering of a manuscript. In modern scholarly discourse, the root has given rise to the English word version, while versionis remains a grammatical form used within Latin-language apparatus or citations.

See also: Version (linguistics and computing), Versio, Latin grammar, Textual criticism.