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Where does “diverto” come from?

diverto (Italian) comes from Italian divertire, from Italian divertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diverto (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “diverto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandivertireto turn away, to divert; to distract, to divert;...
2ItaliandivertereObsolete form of divertire
3Latindīvertō—
4Latindī-—
5Ancient Greekδί-—
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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