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Where does “convertibilis” come from?

convertibilis (Late Latin) 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,...

convertibilis (Late Latin): interchangeable; changeable

Definitions

  1. interchangeable; changeable

Ancestry of “convertibilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconverterethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “convertibilis”

  • convertible
  • inconvertible
  • interconvertible
  • nonconvertible
  • unconvertible
  • convertibly
  • reconvertible
  • photoconvertible
  • semiconvertible
  • inconvertibly
  • inconvertibleness
  • convertibleness
  • unconvertable
  • コンバーチブル
  • convertible
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