Where does “kontrowersyjnie” come from?
kontrowersyjnie (Polish) comes from Polish kontrowersyjny, from Polish kontrowersja, from Latin contrōversia, from Latin contrōversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
kontrowersyjnie (Polish): controversially; in a controversial manner
Definitions
- controversially; in a controversial manner
Ancestry of “kontrowersyjnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kontrowersyjny | controversial |
| 2 | Polish | kontrowersja | controversy |
| 3 | Latin | contrōversia | a quarrel, dispute, debate |
| 4 | Latin | contrōversus | controversial, debatable, disputed |
| 5 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 6 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |