Where does “vertible” come from?
vertible (English) comes from Old French vertible, from Latin vertibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
vertible (English): Able to turn or to be turned; changeable
Definitions
- Able to turn or to be turned; changeable
Ancestry of “vertible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | vertible | changeable; able to be changed |
| 2 | Latin | vertibilis | changeable, variable, †vertible |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |