English
reversal
Reversal comes from Middle English reverse ‘reverse: turned upside down’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reverse‘reverse: turned upside down’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500reversall
- Englishearliest quotation 2019reversal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500reverse‘reverse: turned upside down’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500reversall
- Englishearliest quotation 2019reversal
Earliest quotation: 2019, Tony Miles, Chase Line service to be split next May: “Running via Aston would require a reversal at New…”
Every English word from Middle English reverse
Today it means
noun The state of being reversed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English reverse / reversal