Where does “perversus” come from?

perversus (Latin) comes 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.

perversus (Latin): overthrown; subverted, corrupted

Definitions

  1. overthrown; subverted, corrupted

Ancestry of “perversus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpervertoI overthrow; I subvert or corrupt
2Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
3Proto-Italicwertōto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “perversus”

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