myEtymology.com: English etymology of controvert

Etymology of the English word controvert

the English word controvert

derived from the English word controversy

derived from the Latin word controversia (controversy, dispute; debate; turning against; ))

derived from the Latin word versus (line, verse; furrow)

derived from the Latin word vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-

using the Latin prefix contra-

derived from the Latin word contra

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word controversus (controversial, debatable, disputed)

The earliest known usage of controvert in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English