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Where does “extravert” come from?

extravert (English) comes from Latin extraverto, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

extravert (English): Alternative spelling of extrovert; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of extrovert; Alternative...

Ancestry of “extravert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextraverto—
2LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “extravert”

  • extrovert
  • extrovertish
  • extravertive
  • extrovertist
  • extravertish
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