Where does “controverse” come from?
controverse (French) comes from Middle French controverse, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia, from Latin contrōversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
controverse (French): controversy; inflection of controverser:
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- controversy; inflection of controverser:
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