Etymology

deviation

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Today it means: The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road. Full definition →

Middle French deviation ← Medieval Latin deviatio
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromdeviatio
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromdeviation
  3. English todaydeviation

From Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate + -ion.

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