Etymology of the English word revert
the English word
revertderived from the French word
revertderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of revert in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
reverter,
revertant,
reverted,
revertingUsage
Word found in Modern English
