Etymology of the French word convertisseur
the French word
convertisseurderived 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)
using the French suffix
-eurDate
The earliest known usage of convertisseur in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
convertissage,
surconvertisseurDerivations in other languages
Romanian
convertizor
