Where does “deviation” come from?
Deviation comes from Middle French deviation, derived from Medieval Latin deviatio, a noun formation from Latin de- "away" and via "way," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots de "away" and weyh₁- "to go or turn."
deviation (English): The act of deviating; wandering off the correct...
Definitions
- The act of deviating; wandering off the correct...
Ancestry of “deviation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | deviation | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | deviatio | evasion, avoidance; deviation; straying |
| 3 | Latin | devio | I stray, deviate or detour; dative masculine... |
| 4 | Latin | de- | de- |
| 5 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
Words derived from “deviation”