Where does “precontroversy” come from?
precontroversy (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.
precontroversy (English): Before a controversy
Definitions
- Before a controversy
Ancestry of “precontroversy”, step by step
precontroversy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English controversy
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |