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
- To turn upside down or inside out; to place in a...
Ancestry of “invert”, step by step
invert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English invertebrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invertebrate | An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone; A... |
| 2 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 3 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 4 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Middle French invertir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | invertir | — |