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Where does “adversus” come from?

adversus (Latin) comes from Latin advertō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

adversus (Latin): set opposite, adverse, having been set against;...

Definitions

  1. set opposite, adverse, having been set against;...

Ancestry of “adversus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadvertō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adversus”

  • adverse
  • adversary
  • adversity
  • adversely
  • nonadverse
  • adverseness
  • adversaria
  • adversariness
  • adversor
  • adversans
  • adversa
  • adversitas
  • adverso
  • adversaturus
  • adversatus
  • adversandus
  • adversarius
  • adverse
  • adversari
  • adversitatem
  • adversamente
  • adversar
  • adversidad
  • adversario
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →