Where does “extrovert” come from?

Extrovert comes from Latin extraverto, formed from Latin extra- and verto meaning to turn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to turn or bend.

extrovert (English): An extroverted person: one who is outgoing,...

Definitions

  1. An extroverted person: one who is outgoing,...

Ancestry of “extrovert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextravertAlternative spelling of extrovert; Alternative...
2Latinextraverto—
3LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “extrovert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →