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Where does “hyperdivergent” come from?

hyperdivergent (English) comes from English divergent, from Latin vergere, from Proto-Italic wergō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

hyperdivergent (English): More than normally divergent

Definitions

  1. More than normally divergent

Ancestry of “hyperdivergent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdivergentGrowing further apart; diverging; Of a series,...
2Latinvergeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Italicwergō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wérg-e-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →