Etymology

diverticle

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Today it means: A turning; a byway. Full definition →

Latin diverticulum
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  1. Latin · derived fromdiverticulum
  2. English todaydiverticle

From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).

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