Where does “diverticulum” come from?
Diverticulum comes from Latin diverticulum, from Latin divertere (to turn away), from Latin vertere (to turn), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer- (to turn or bend).
diverticulum (English): A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the...
Definitions
- A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the...
Ancestry of “diverticulum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dīverticulum | A small growth off an organ of a body; diverticulum |
| 2 | Latin | dēvertō | to turn away, turn aside |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |