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Where does “controvertibile” come from?

controvertibile (Italian) comes from Latin controvertibilis, from Latin contrōversus, 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.

controvertibile (Italian): controvertible

Definitions

  1. controvertible

Ancestry of “controvertibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrovertibilis—
2Latincontrōversus—
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertō—
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “controvertibile”

  • incontrovertibile
  • incontrovertibilità
  • controvertibilità
  • controvertibilmente
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