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Where does “subvertir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “subvertir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsubvertoI overturn, upset, overthrow; I destroy, subvert
2Latinvertō—
3Proto-Italicwertō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “subvertir”

  • subvert
  • subverting
  • subverter
  • subvertible
  • subverteth
  • subvertest
  • resubvert
  • subvertingly
  • unsubvertible
  • subvertable
  • subverten
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