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
- I overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert
Ancestry of “subverto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vertō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wertō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “subverto”