Etymology of the French word aversion
the French word
aversionderived from the Latin word
aversio (loathing, abhorrence; distraction)
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 aversion in French dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
aversie, English
aversion, German
Aversion, Norwegian
aversjon, Swedish
aversion
