Etymology

subversion

sub·ver·sion
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Today it means: The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath. Full definition →

Middle English subversion ← Old French subversion
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subversion · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromsubversion
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsubversion
  3. English todaysubversion

Inherited from Middle English subversion, subversioun, from Old French subversion.

subversion · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishversion
  7. English todaysubversion

From sub- + version.

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