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Vice versa

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means with the main items in the previous statement reversed
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Stage 1 of 2
vice versa
Latin · ancient
"the order being turned around"
the position being reversed, from vicis (change, turn) and versus (turned)
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Stage 2 of 2
vice versa
English · 1600s
"with the order reversed"
adopted directly into English for the reverse of a stated case
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