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Where does “convert” come from?

Convert comes from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere, meaning to turn around, derived from vertere (to turn) combined with cum or com (with).

convert (English): To transform or change into another form,...

Definitions

  1. To transform or change into another form,...

Ancestry of “convert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishconverten—
2Old Frenchconvertirto convert
3Latinconvertō—
4Proto-Italickomwertō—

Words derived from “convert”

  • converting
  • converter
  • convertase
  • reconvert
  • convertor
  • interconvert
  • converteth
  • teleconverter
  • seroconvert
  • downconvert
  • upconvert
  • convertest
  • convertee
  • photoconverter
  • seroconverter
  • deconvert
  • transverter
  • proconvertase
  • photoconvert
  • bioconvert
  • nanoconverter
  • convertance
  • nonconverter
  • misconvert
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