English → Latin
“averse” in Latin
aliēnōto change the nature of a person or thing into something else; to make something the property of another, transfer by saaliēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign; unfriendly, inimical, hostile, sus
The English word averse itself goes back to Latin āvertō, through aversus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
averse
ab aliquo or ab aliqua re aversus, alienatus, alienus. Not to be averse to do anything, non displicit with infinitive: not to be averse to their opinion, haud poenitet eorum sententiae esse (Liv.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for averse?
- The usual Latin words for “averse” are aliēnō, aliēnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.