Etymology

conversion

con·ver·sion
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Today it means: The act of converting something or someone. Full definition →

Middle English conversion ← Anglo-Norman conversion ← Latin conversiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromconversiō
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromconversion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromconversion
  4. English todayconversion

From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.

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