Where does “convés” come from?

convés (Portuguese) comes from Catalan combés, from Latin conversus, from Latin convertō, from Proto-Italic komwertō — to turn back.

convés (Portuguese): deck

Definitions

  1. deck

Ancestry of “convés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancombés—
2Latinconversusinverted; turned over; recoiled
3Latinconvertōto turn upside-down; to invert
4Proto-Italickomwertōto turn back
Every word from Proto-Italic komwertō →Every word from Latin convertō →Every word from Latin conversus →