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Where does “extraverto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “extraverto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
2Proto-Italicwertō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “extraverto”

  • extrovert
  • extravert
  • extrovertish
  • extravertive
  • extrovertist
  • extravertish
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