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Where does “controversiality” come from?

controversiality (English) comes from English controversial, from Latin contrōversia, from Latin contrōversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

controversiality (English): The quality or state of being controversial

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being controversial

Ancestry of “controversiality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontroversialArousing controversy—a debate or discussion of...
2Latincontrōversia—
3Latincontrōversus—
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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