English
adversaria
Adversaria comes from Latin adversor ‘to stand opposite’, from advertō ‘turn toward’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, to rotate, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wertō‘to turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvertō‘turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvertō‘turn toward’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadversus‘set opposite’perfect passive participle of advertō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadversoras adversāri‘to stand opposite’
- Englishtodayadversaria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wert-‘to turn, to rotate, spin’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wertō‘to turn’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvertō‘turn’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadvertō‘turn toward’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadversus‘set opposite’perfect passive participle of advertō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadversoras adversāri‘to stand opposite’
- Englishtodayadversaria
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
word, worth, weird, ridiculous, universe, ridicule, derision, invert, deride, wurst, derisive, extraversion, 57 more
through Proto-Italic *wertō ‘to turn’
diversion, inverse, transverse, inversion, aversion, perverse, averse, vertebra, perversion, reversion, evert, vertiginous, 40 more
through Latin vertō ‘turn’
university, version, divorce, conversation, diversity, vertical, versus, diverse, verse, vortex, convertible, versatile, divert, revert, pervert, diversification, vertex, vertigo, avert, vertebrate, subvert, introvert, vert, verso, perversity, 51 more
through Latin advertō ‘turn toward’
Today it means
noun (treated as plural) A collection of miscellaneous notes, remarks, or fragments of writing, typically preserved in a notebook. Originally, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wert- / adversaria