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Where does “revertive” come from?

revertive (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.

revertive (English): Reverting, or tending to revert; returning

Definitions

  1. Reverting, or tending to revert; returning

Ancestry of “revertive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrevertOne who, or that which, reverts; One who reverts...
2Old Frenchrevertirto return
3Latinrevertiō—
4LatinrevertoAlternative form of revertor
5Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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