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Where does “inversa” come from?

inversa (Latin) comes from Latin inversus, from Latin inverto, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inversa (Latin): nominative feminine singular of inversus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of inversus;...

Ancestry of “inversa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininversusinverted, upset, turned upside down
2LatininvertoI turn upside-down, over or around, invert,...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →