Where does “divertiment” come from?
divertiment (Maltese) comes from Italian divertimento, 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 — two.
divertiment (Maltese): fun, amusement, entertainment
Definitions
- fun, amusement, entertainment
Ancestry of “divertiment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | divertimento | fun, amusement, entertainment, distraction;... |
| 2 | Italian | divertire | to turn away, to divert; to distract, to divert;... |
| 3 | Italian | divertere | Obsolete form of divertire |
| 4 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |