Where does “converting” come from?

Converting comes from Old French convertir, from Latin convertere (to turn around), ultimately derived from Latin vertere (to turn) combined with Latin cum (with).

converting (English): present participle of convert

Definitions

  1. present participle of convert

Ancestry of “converting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvertTo transform or change into another form,...
2Middle Englishconvertento change, transform
3Old Frenchconvertirto convert
4Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
5Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back
Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Old French convertir →