Etymology of the English word conversion
the English word
conversionderived from the Old French word
conversionderived from the Latin word
conversio (change, alteration; political change; rotation, revolution, turning in complete circle; turning upside down, inversion, transposition)
derived from the Church Latin word
conversus (convert; one who has changed; turning, twisting around; upside down; inverted; turned backward)
derived from the Latin word
convertere (cause to turn, revolve, rotate; translate; modify, adapt; turn backwards, recoil; retort; turn upside down, side-to-side; invert)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of conversion in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
bioconversion,
interconversionCognates
Dutch
conversie, French
conversion, German
Konversion, Italian
conversione, Norwegian
konversjon, Spanish
conversion, Swedish
konversionUsage
Word found in Modern English
