Where does “sovversivo” come from?
sovversivo (Italian) comes from Latin subversus, from Latin subverto, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
sovversivo (Italian): subversive
Definitions
- subversive
Ancestry of “sovversivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | subversus | overturned, upset, overthrown; destroyed,... |
| 2 | Latin | subverto | I overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |