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Where does “diverten” come from?

diverten (Middle English) comes from Old French divertir — to turn or go different ways, part, separate,...

Ancestry of “diverten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdivertirto turn or go different ways, part, separate,...

Words derived from “diverten”

  • divert
  • diverter
  • divertible
  • diverteth
  • divertive
  • redivert
  • indivertible
  • divertable
  • divertee
  • divertest
  • undivert
Every word from Old French divertir →