Where does “reversalist” come from?
reversalist (English) comes from English reversal, from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
reversalist (English): Of or pertaining to reversalism or to...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to reversalism or to...
Ancestry of “reversalist”, step by step
reversalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reversal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reversal | The state of being reversed; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | reverse | Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite... |
| 3 | Middle English | revers | In a reverse way or direction; upside-down |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | revers | reverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse |
| 5 | Latin | reversus | returned |
| 6 | Latin | revertor | I return; I turn back, turn around |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |