DictionaryRoot: vertere
Latin
vertere
turn
Forms
- vert-
- vers- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘turned.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *wer-, ‘turn; bend.’
Note
Turning can change direction, allegiance, or a state of affairs.
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noun
conversion
Unlawful control over another person's personal property.
Etymology
Latin vertere supplies the image of turning. Legal conversion turns another person’s property to one’s own use or control, giving the ordinary change-of-use idea a wrongful application.
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