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
- To run apart; to separate; to tend into different...
Ancestry of “diverge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | dīvergō | — |
| 2 | Latin | dī- | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δί- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
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