Where does “reverter” come from?
reverter (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.
reverter (English): One who, or that which, reverts; The reversion of...
Definitions
- One who, or that which, reverts; The reversion of...
Ancestry of “reverter”, step by step
reverter 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 |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |