Etymology of the English word animadvert
the English word
animadvertderived from the Latin word
animadvertere (pay attention to, attend to; notice)
derived from the Classical Latin word
advertere (turn, face to, towards)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
animus (mind; intellect; soul)
derived from the Greek word
anemos, ἄνεμος (wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*anə-Date
The earliest known usage of animadvert in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
animadverted,
animadvertingUsage
Word found in Modern English
