Where does “revert” come from?
Revert derives from Old French revertir, from Latin reverto, combining the prefix re- with the root wer- meaning to turn or bend.
revert (English): One who, or that which, reverts; One who reverts...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, reverts; One who reverts...
Ancestry of “revert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | revertir | to return |
| 2 | Latin | revertiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | reverto | Alternative form of revertor |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |