Where does “converten” come from?

converten (Middle English) comes from Old French convertir, from Latin convertō, from Proto-Italic komwertō — to turn back.

converten (Middle English): to change, transform

Definitions

  1. to change, transform

Ancestry of “converten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconvertirto convert
2Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
3Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back

Words derived from “converten”

Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Old French convertir →