Where does “perversion” come from?
Perversion derives from Latin perversio, the noun form of pervertere, meaning to turn away or distort, built from the prefix per- and the Proto-Indo-European root wer- meaning to turn.
perversion (English): The action of perverting someone or something;...
Definitions
- The action of perverting someone or something;...
Ancestry of “perversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | perversion | perversion |
| 2 | Latin | perversio | inversion; perversion |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |