Where does “diverge” come from?

Diverge comes from Medieval Latin divergeo, formed from the Latin prefix di- and Proto-Italic wergō, which derives from the Proto-Indo-European root h₂werg- meaning to turn or bend.

diverge (English): To run apart; to separate; to tend into different...

Definitions

  1. To run apart; to separate; to tend into different...

Ancestry of “diverge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindīvergō—
2Latindī-Two, double; di
3Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diverge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →