Where does “inversa” come from?
inversa (Catalan) comes from Catalan invers, from Latin inversus, from Latin inverto, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inversa (Catalan): feminine singular of invers
Definitions
- feminine singular of invers
Ancestry of “inversa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | invers | inverted, back to front |
| 2 | Latin | inversus | inverted, upset, turned upside down |
| 3 | Latin | inverto | I turn upside-down, over or around, invert,... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |