Latin
pervertō
‘to overthrow’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin pervertō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin pervertō, most familiar first.
- pervert ← pervertir
- perversion ← perversiō
- perversity ← perversité ← perversitās ← perversus
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Etymograph / Latin pervertō