Where does “interverti” come from?
interverti (Romanian) comes from French intervertir, from Latin intervertere, from Latin interverto, from Latin inter-, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, from Old Norse glotta, from Proto-Germanic glutōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
interverti (Romanian): to intervert
Definitions
- to intervert
Ancestry of “interverti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intervertir | to invert, reverse; to interchange |
| 2 | Latin | intervertere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | interverto | I turn aside or divert; I purloin, pilfer or... |
| 4 | Latin | inter- | inter-, between, in between, among, together |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γλῶσσα | a tongue; a language; the mouthpiece of a pipe |
| 6 | Old Norse | glotta | to grin, smile scornfully |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | glutōną | To stare; gawk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰel- | to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;... |