Conversant
/kənˈvɜːr.sənt/noun
Familiar with or having knowledge of a subject; able to carry on a conversation.
Did you know?Its deeper root is the Latin *vertere* (“to turn”), the same ancient source behind words like *verse*, *reverse*, and *convert*—as if learning once meant being turned by what you know.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to turn, bend”
Latin
Latin
vertere
“to turn, to change direction”
Late Latin
Latin
conversārī
“to live with, associate with, converse”
Old French
Old French
conversant
“associated, familiar with”
Middle English
English
conversaunt
“familiar with, having experience of”
Modern English
English
conversant
“familiar with or knowledgeable about a subject”