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

  1. a quarrel, dispute, debate

Ancestry of “contrōversia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincontrōversuscontroversial, debatable, disputed
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
4Proto-Italicwertōto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “contrōversia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō