Where does “diverge” come from?

diverge (French) comes from French diverger, from Latin dīvergō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

diverge (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “diverge”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	diverger	to diverge
2	Latin	dīvergō	—
3	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4	Latin	calceus	shoe
5	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
6	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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