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Where does “nonperverted” come from?

nonperverted (English) comes from English perverted, from English pervert, from Old French pervertir, from Latin perverto, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nonperverted (English): Not perverted

Definitions

  1. Not perverted

Ancestry of “nonperverted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpervertedDeviating from what is normally considered right,...
2EnglishpervertOne who has been perverted; one who has turned to...
3Old Frenchpervertirto lead astray; to be led astray
4LatinpervertoI overthrow; I subvert or corrupt
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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