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Where does “unreverse” come from?

unreverse (English) comes from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

unreverse (English): To restore from a reversed state; to reverse...

Definitions

  1. To restore from a reversed state; to reverse...

Ancestry of “unreverse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreverseOpposite, contrary; going in the opposite...
2Middle EnglishreversIn a reverse way or direction; upside-down
3Anglo-Normanreversreverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse
4Latinreversusreturned
5LatinrevertorI return; I turn back, turn around
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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