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Where does “pervertir” come from?

pervertir (French) comes from Latin pervertere, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

pervertir (French): to worsen; to corrupt

Definitions

  1. to worsen; to corrupt

Ancestry of “pervertir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperverterethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
3LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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