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Where does “perversitas” come from?

perversitas (Latin) comes from Latin perversus, from Latin perverto, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

perversitas (Latin): frowardness, untowardness, perversity

Definitions

  1. frowardness, untowardness, perversity

Ancestry of “perversitas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperversusoverthrown; subverted, corrupted
2LatinpervertoI overthrow; I subvert or corrupt
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “perversitas”

  • perversité
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