Where does “conversion” come from?
conversion (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin conversiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “conversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | conversiō | the act of turning round or revolving; revolution |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “conversion”
- conversion
- reconversion
- seroconversion
- upconversion
- interconversion
- bioconversion
- photoconversion
- downconversion
- hydroconversion
- deconversion
- conversional
- anticonversion
- unconversion
- autoconversion
- cardioconversion
- preseroconversion
- conversion
- conversioun
- thermoconversion
- multiconversion
- misconversion
- conversionless
- pyroconversion
- phenoconversion