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Where does “divergeo” come from?

divergeo (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin vergo, from Proto-Italic wergō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

divergeo (Medieval Latin): bend away from, go in a different direction; I...

Definitions

  1. bend away from, go in a different direction; I...

Ancestry of “divergeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvergoI bend, turn, incline; I bend, turn, verge, slope...
2Proto-Italicwergō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wérg-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

Words derived from “divergeo”

  • diverge
  • diverger
  • divergeth
  • divergement
  • codiverge
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