Where does “converso” come from?

converso (English) comes from Spanish converso, from Latin conversus, from Latin convertō, from Proto-Italic komwertō — to turn back.

converso (English): A Jew or Muslim in Spain or Portugal who...

Definitions

  1. A Jew or Muslim in Spain or Portugal who...

Ancestry of “converso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishconversoconvert; converso
2Latinconversusinverted; turned over; recoiled
3Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
4Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back
Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Latin conversus →