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Where does “pseudo-controversy” come from?

pseudo-controversy (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.

pseudo-controversy (English): Something falsely presented as a controversy

Definitions

  1. Something falsely presented as a controversy

Ancestry of “pseudo-controversy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontroversyA debate or discussion of opposing opinions; ...
2Middle Englishcontroversie—
3Old Frenchcontroversie—
4Latincontrōversia—
5Latincontrōversus—
6Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
7Latinvertō—
8Proto-Italicwertō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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