Where does “contrōversia” come from?
contrōversia (Latin) comes 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.
contrōversia (Latin): a quarrel, dispute, debate
Definitions
- a quarrel, dispute, debate
Ancestry of “contrōversia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | contrōversus | controversial, debatable, disputed |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “contrōversia”
- controversy
- controversial
- uncontroversial
- controversially
- controversialist
- noncontroversial
- uncontroversially
- controverse
- controversiality
- controversialism
- controversialness
- controversia
- controversia
- Kontroverse
- controversie
- kontrowersja
- controvèrsia
- controvérsia
- kontrovers
- kontrovers
- kontrovers
- controverse
- controversialize
- controversie