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Where does “avertible” come from?

avertible (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.

avertible (English): Capable of being averted; preventable

Definitions

  1. Capable of being averted; preventable

Ancestry of “avertible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavertTo turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent,...
2Middle Englishaverten—
3Old Frenchavertirto inform; to notify; to notice; to remark
4Latinadvertō—
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “avertible”

  • unavertible
  • inavertible
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