Etymograph

English

conversion

Conversion comes from Latin conversiō ‘the act of turning round or revolving’, from convertō ‘to turn upside-down’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *komwertō.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*komwertō‘to turn back’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvertō‘to turn upside-down’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconversiō‘the act of turning round or revolving’
  4. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400conversion
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1627same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*komwertō‘to turn back’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconvertō‘to turn upside-down’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconversiō‘the act of turning round or revolving’
  4. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400conversion
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1627same form

Earliest quotation: 1627, (please specify the page, or |century=I to X): “Artificial conversion of water into ice.”

Every English word from Proto-Italic *komwertō

Today it means

noun The act of converting something or someone.

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