Where does “invertible” come from?
Invertible comes from English invert plus the Latin suffix -ibilis, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom.
invertible (English): Capable of being inverted or turned; Able to be...
Definitions
- Capable of being inverted or turned; Able to be...
Ancestry of “invertible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | invert | To turn upside down or inside out; to place in a... |
| 2 | English | invertebrate | An animal without vertebrae, i.e. backbone; A... |
| 3 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 4 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 5 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 6 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |