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Where does “diverger” come from?

diverger (English) comes from English diverge, from Medieval Latin dīvergō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diverger (English): One who diverges

Definitions

  1. One who diverges

Ancestry of “diverger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdivergeTo run apart; to separate; to tend into different...
2Medieval Latindīvergō—
3Latindī-—
4Ancient Greekδί-—
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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