convert (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[convert 词源字典]
c. 1300, from Old French convertir, from Vulgar Latin *convertire, from Latin convertere "turn around, transform," from com- "together" (see com-) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Originally in the religious sense. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by gecyrren, from cierran "to turn, return." Related: Converted; converting.[convert etymology, convert origin, 英语词源]
convert (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1560s, from convert (v.). Earlier was convers (early 14c.).