Etymology

digress

di·gress
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Today it means: To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking. Full definition →

Latin dīgressum ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- ← Proto-Italic *dis-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  7. Latingradior
  8. Latindīgredior
  9. Latindīgressus
  10. Latindīgressum
  11. English todaydigress

From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.

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