Where does “controverse” come from?
controverse (Italian) comes from Italian controverso, from Italian verso, from French vers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
controverse (Italian): feminine plural of controverso
Definitions
- feminine plural of controverso
Ancestry of “controverse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | controverso | controversial |
| 2 | Italian | verso | verse; song; cackle |
| 3 | French | vers | towards; to; around, circa |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |