Where does “convertir” come from?
convertir (French) comes from Latin convertere, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
convertir (French): to convert; to convert; to bring around; To...
Definitions
- to convert; to convert; to bring around; To...
Ancestry of “convertir”, step by step
convertir traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin convertere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | convertere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 3 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 4 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Old French convertir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | convertir | to convert |
| 2 | Latin | convertō | to turn upside-down; to invert |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | komwertō | to turn back |
via English convertite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | convertite | A reformed prostitute; A convert |
| 2 | German | Konvertit | convert |