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Where does “revertir” come from?

revertir (Old French) comes from Latin revertiō, from Latin reverto, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

revertir (Old French): to return

Definitions

  1. to return

Ancestry of “revertir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrevertiō—
2LatinrevertoAlternative form of revertor
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “revertir”

  • revert
  • reverter
  • revertive
  • revertable
  • reverteth
  • revertability
  • revertee
  • revertir
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