Where does “averteth” come from?
averteth (English) comes from English avert, from Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin advertō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
averteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “averteth”, step by step
averteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English avert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | avert | To turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent,... |
| 2 | Middle English | averten | — |
| 3 | Old French | avertir | to inform; to notify; to notice; to remark |
| 4 | Latin | advertō | to turn to or towards |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |