Etymology of the English word reverse
the English word
reversederived from the Old French word
reversderived from the Latin word
reversusderived from the Classical Latin word
revertere (turn back, go back, return)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
reverti (turn back, go back, return)
derived from the Old French word
reversederived from the Latin word
reversusderived from the Classical Latin word
revertere (turn back, go back, return)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
reverti (turn back, go back, return)
Date
The earliest known usage of reverse in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
daraf,
reversal,
reversible,
autoreverse,
reversed,
reversingDerivations in other languages
Spanish
reversaUsage
Word found in Modern English
