Where does “convertible” come from?
Convertible comes from Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis, from Latin convertere meaning to turn around, composed of cum and vertere meaning to turn.
convertible (English): Able to be converted, particularly;...
Definitions
- Able to be converted, particularly;...
Ancestry of “convertible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | convertible | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | convertibilis | interchangeable; changeable |
| 3 | Latin | convertere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |