DictionaryRoot: vertere
Latin
vertere
turn
Forms
- vert-
- vers- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘turned.’
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *wer-, ‘turn; bend.’
Note
Turning can change direction, allegiance, or a state of affairs.
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adjective
averse
uh-VURS/əˈvɜːrs/
Strongly opposed to something or unwilling to do it.
Etymology
The pieces express being “turned away.” In this adjective, the turning is mental or emotional: someone averse to an activity turns away from it in feeling and is unwilling to engage in it.
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