Etymology

proverse

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Latin prōversus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromprōversus“turned forwards”
  2. English todayproverse

From Latin prōversus (“turned forwards”), perfect passive participle of prōvertō (“to turn forwards”), from prō- (“before, in front of”) + vertō (“to turn”). By surface analysis, pro- + -verse. Doublet of prose.

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