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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

  1. feminine singular of invers

Ancestry of “inversa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaninversinverted, back to front
2Latininversusinverted, upset, turned upside down
3LatininvertoI turn upside-down, over or around, invert,...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →