English
animadversion
Animadversion comes from Latin animadversiō ‘observation, criticism’, and goes back to animadvertō ‘to pay attention’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimadvertō‘to pay attention’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimadversiō‘observation, criticism’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600animadversion
- Englishearliest quotation 1603same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimadvertō‘to pay attention’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEanimadversiō‘observation, criticism’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600animadversion
- Englishearliest quotation 1603same form
Earliest quotation: 1603, Essayes: “He was deceived; for justice hath also knowledge and…”
A compound of animus ‘mind’ + advertō ‘to turn to’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- ‘to breathe’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos ‘breath’
Proto-Italic *anamos ‘breath’
Latin animus ‘mind’
Proto-Indo-European *wert- ‘to turn, to rotate, spin’
Proto-Indo-European *wértetor ‘to turn, be turning’
Proto-Italic *wertō ‘to turn’
Latin vertō ‘to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve’
Latin advertō ‘to turn to’
Every English word from Latin animadvertō
Today it means
noun A criticism, a critical remark.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin animadvertō / animadversion