Etymology of the English word converter
the English word
converterusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from 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)
Derivations in English
teleconverterDerivations in other languages
Romanian
convertorUsage
Word found in Modern English
