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averto.

to turn away, turn off, avert; to avoid, divert, deviate

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[aːˈwɛr.toː]Classical-Latin[aˈvɛr.to]

  1. to turn away, turn off, avert; to avoid, divert, deviate

    conjugation-3

  2. to remove

    conjugation-3

  3. to steal, embezzle, appropriate to oneself

    conjugation-3

  4. to put to flight

    conjugation-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin āvertō From ab- + vertō.

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