Where does “averse” come from?

Averse comes from Latin aversus, the past participle of avertere, formed from ab- meaning "away" and vertere meaning "to turn," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

averse (English): Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; Turned...

Definitions

  1. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; Turned...

Ancestry of “averse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaversusturned or facing away; rear; averse
2Latināvertōto turn away, turn off, avert; to avoid, divert, deviate
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “averse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →