Where does “pervertism” come from?
pervertism (English) comes 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.
pervertism (English): perversion; the behaviour of a pervert
Definitions
- perversion; the behaviour of a pervert
Ancestry of “pervertism”, step by step
pervertism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pervert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pervert | One who has been perverted; one who has turned to... |
| 2 | Old French | pervertir | to lead astray; to be led astray |
| 3 | Latin | perverto | I overthrow; I subvert or corrupt |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |