Where does “conversion” come from?
Conversion comes from Middle English conversion, from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversio (a turning around or change), derived from Latin converto (to turn around or overturn).
conversion (English): The act of converting something or someone; A...
Definitions
- The act of converting something or someone; A...
Ancestry of “conversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | conversion | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | conversion | — |
| 3 | Latin | conversiō | the act of turning round or revolving; revolution |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “conversion”
- reconversion
- seroconversion
- upconversion
- interconversion
- bioconversion
- photoconversion
- downconversion
- hydroconversion
- deconversion
- conversional
- anticonversion
- unconversion
- autoconversion
- cardioconversion
- preseroconversion
- thermoconversion
- multiconversion
- misconversion
- conversionless
- pyroconversion
- phenoconversion
- coconversion
- conversion disorder
- geroconversion