Where does “avert” come from?
Avert comes from Middle English adverten, from Old French avertir, from Latin advertere meaning "to turn toward," composed of the prefix ad- and the root wer- meaning "to turn."
avert (English): To turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent,...
Definitions
- To turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent,...
Ancestry of “avert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | averten | — |
| 2 | Old French | avertir | to inform; to notify; to notice; to remark |
| 3 | Latin | advertō | to turn to or towards |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |