Where does “aversive” come from?
aversive (French) comes from French aversif, from French aversion, from Latin aversio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
aversive (French): feminine singular of aversif
Definitions
- feminine singular of aversif
Ancestry of “aversive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | aversif | aversive |
| 2 | French | aversion | aversion |
| 3 | Latin | aversio | turning away; loathing, abhorrence |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |