Where does “subverto” come from?

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

subverto (Latin): I overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert

Definitions

  1. I overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert

Ancestry of “subverto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subverto”

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