Where does “perversion” come from?
perversion (Interlingua) comes from English perversion, from Middle English perversion, from Latin perversio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
perversion (Interlingua): perversion
Definitions
- perversion
Ancestry of “perversion”, step by step
perversion traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English perversion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perversion | The action of perverting someone or something;... |
| 2 | Middle English | perversion | perversion |
| 3 | Latin | perversio | inversion; perversion |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via French perversion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perversion | perversion |
via Italian perversione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | perversione | perversion |