[1665–75; ‹ L advertent- (s. of advertēns, prp. of advertere), equiv. to ad-ad- + vert- turn + -ent--ent]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: background, recessive, setback, suite, wigad- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “toward” and indicateddirection, tendency, or addition (adjoin); -ent is a suffix, equivalent to -ant, appearing in nouns and adjectives of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix-ent include: accident, different