Where does “diverse” come from?
Diverse comes from Old French divers, from Latin diversus, the past participle of Latin divertere meaning to turn away, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root wer- meaning to turn or bend.
diverse (English): Consisting of many different elements; various;...
Definitions
- Consisting of many different elements; various;...
Ancestry of “diverse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |