Where does “controvert” come from?
Controvert comes from Latin controvertere, from Latin vertere and Latin verto, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- and wert-, meaning to turn.
controvert (English): To dispute, to argue about (something)
Definitions
- To dispute, to argue about (something)
Ancestry of “controvert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | controvertere | — |
| 2 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō:
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| 3 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “controvert”