Where does “aversion” come from?
Aversion comes from Middle French aversion, from Latin aversio, the noun form of Latin averto meaning "to turn away," derived from Latin ab "from" and the Proto-Indo-European root wer- meaning "to turn."
aversion (English): Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike;...
Definitions
- Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike;...
Ancestry of “aversion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aversio | turning away; loathing, abhorrence |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |