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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
1Latinvertō—
2Proto-Italicwertō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “subverto”

  • subvert
  • subverting
  • subverter
  • subvertible
  • subverse
  • subverteth
  • subvertingly
  • subvertable
  • unsubvertible
  • subvertest
  • resubvert
  • subversurus
  • subvertendus
  • subvertens
  • subversus
  • subvertir
  • sovversivismo
  • sovvertire
  • sovvertibile
  • sovversivo
  • antisovversivo
  • subvertir
  • subverter
  • subvertir
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