Etymology

vertible

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Today it means: Able to turn or to be turned; changeable. Full definition →

First used 15th–17th CC.Old French vertible ← Latin vertibilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromvertibilis
  2. Old French · derived fromvertible
  3. English todayvertible

From the Old French vertible, from Latin vertibilis from the stem of vertō (“to turn”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 15th–17th CC. Able to turn or to be turned; changeable.

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