Where does “revertee” come from?
revertee (English) comes from English revert, from Old French revertir, from Latin revertiō, from Latin reverto, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
revertee (English): One whose estate or land is reverted
Definitions
- One whose estate or land is reverted
Ancestry of “revertee”, step by step
revertee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revert | One who, or that which, reverts; One who reverts... |
| 2 | Old French | revertir | to return |
| 3 | Latin | revertiō | — |
| 4 | Latin | reverto | Alternative form of revertor |
| 5 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |