Etymology of the English word avert
the English word
avertderived from the Old French word
avertirderived 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-derived from the Vulgar Latin root
*advertirederived 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 French word
avertderived 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 avert in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
averted,
avertingUsage
Word found in Modern English
