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Where does “invert” come from?

Invert comes from Middle French invertir, meaning to turn inside out or reverse.

invert (English): To turn upside down or inside out; to place in a...

Definitions

  1. To turn upside down or inside out; to place in a...

Ancestry of “invert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvertebrateAn animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone; A...
2Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
3Middle Englishin-—
4Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “invert”

  • inverting
  • inverter
  • invertible
  • noninverting
  • invertase
  • invertibility
  • invertor
  • noninvertible
  • invertin
  • reinvert
  • invertive
  • uninvertible
  • inverteth
  • uninvert
  • invertest
  • microinverter
  • inverter
  • インバータ
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