Etymology of the English word convert
the English word
convertderived from the Old French word
convertirderived 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)
derived from the French word
convertderived 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 convert in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
converted,
converter,
convertite,
reconvert,
convertiplane,
convertingCognates
Dutch
converteren, French
convertir, German
konvertieren, Italian
convertire, Norwegian
konvertere, Spanish
convertir, Swedish
konverteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
