Where does “reversionary” come from?
Reversionary comes from English reversion combined with the Latin suffix -arius, derived from Latin -alis and the verb reverto meaning to turn back, from the prefix re- and the Proto-Indo-European root wer-.
reversionary (English): A reversioner; Pertaining to reversion,...
Definitions
- A reversioner; Pertaining to reversion,...
Ancestry of “reversionary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reversion | The action of reverting something; The action of... |
| 2 | Old French | reversion | return; act of going back; return; act of giving... |
| 3 | Latin | reversio | The act of turning back (before reaching a destination), return |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |