Where does “pervertly” come from?

pervertly (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.

pervertly (English): Of, befitting, or characteristic of a pervert

Definitions

  1. Of, befitting, or characteristic of a pervert

Ancestry of “pervertly”, step by step

pervertly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pervert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpervertOne who has been perverted; one who has turned to...
2Old Frenchpervertirto lead astray; to be led astray
3LatinpervertoI overthrow; I subvert or corrupt
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-