Where does “noncontroversy” come from?

noncontroversy (English) comes from English controversy, from Middle English controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia, from Latin contrōversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

noncontroversy (English): Lack of controversy

Definitions

  1. Lack of controversy

Ancestry of “noncontroversy”, step by step

noncontroversy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English controversy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontroversyA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; strife
2Middle Englishcontroversie
3Old Frenchcontroversie
4Latincontrōversiaa quarrel, dispute, debate
5Latincontrōversuscontroversial, debatable, disputed
6Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
7Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
8Proto-Italicwertōto turn
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-