Where does “averse” come from?

averse (Latin) comes from Latin aversus, from Latin āvertō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

averse (Latin): vocative masculine singular of āversus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of āversus

Ancestry of “averse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaversusturned or facing away; rear; averse
2Latināvertōto turn away, turn off, avert; to avoid, divert, deviate
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →