Etymology

diverge

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Today it means: To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. Full definition →

Medieval Latin dīvergō ← Latin dī-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromdī-
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromdīvergō“bend away from, go in a different direction”
  3. English todaydiverge

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

Words from the same roots

Latindī- all →

divertdi-

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