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Where does “controvertibilmente” come from?

controvertibilmente (Italian) comes from Italian controvertibile, 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.

controvertibilmente (Italian): disputably, questionably

Definitions

  1. disputably, questionably

Ancestry of “controvertibilmente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontrovertibilecontrovertible
2Latincontrovertibilis—
3Latincontrōversus—
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertō—
6Proto-Italicwertō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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