Etymology of the English word averse
the English word
aversederived from the Latin word
aversus (turned, facing away, w)
derived from the Latin word
avertere (turn away from, aside, divert)
using the New Latin prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of averse in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
