Where does “nontroversy” come from?
nontroversy (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.
nontroversy (English): A supposed controversy that does not exist or is...
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- A supposed controversy that does not exist or is...
Ancestry of “nontroversy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | controversy | A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; strife |
| 2 | Middle English | controversie | — |
| 3 | Old French | controversie | — |
| 4 | Latin | contrōversia | a quarrel, dispute, debate |
| 5 | Latin | contrōversus | controversial, debatable, disputed |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |