Inverse etymology

English

English word inverse comes from Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.), Latin vertere, Latin verto

Etymology of inverse

Detailed word origin of inverse

Dictionary entry Language Definition
ingratus Latin (lat) Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.
vertere Latin (lat)
verto Latin (lat) I exchange. I retreat. I reverse (transitive). I translate. I turn around. I turn, revolve.
inverto Latin (lat) I turn upside down, upset or invert.
inverse English (en) (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.. (category theory, of a category) Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).. (geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle [...]

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