Where does “contrōversus” come from?
contrōversus (Latin) comes 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.
contrōversus (Latin): controversial, debatable, disputed
Definitions
- controversial, debatable, disputed
Ancestry of “contrōversus”, step by step
contrōversus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin versus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 2 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “contrōversus”
- controversy
- controversial
- uncontroversial
- controversially
- controversialist
- noncontroversial
- uncontroversially
- controverse
- controversiality
- controversal
- controversialism
- controversialness
- controvertibilis
- contrōversia
- controvertido
- controversiosus
- kontrovers
- controversia
- controvertibile
- controversia
- Kontroverse
- controversie
- controvertidamente
- kontrowersja