Where does “convers” come from?

convers (French) comes from Latin conversus, from Latin convertō, from Proto-Italic komwertō — to turn back.

convers (French): lay; converse

Definitions

  1. lay; converse

Ancestry of “convers”, step by step

convers traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin conversus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconversusinverted; turned over; recoiled
2Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
3Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back

via French converse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchconversefeminine singular of convers; first-person...
Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Latin conversus →