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Where does “deviation” come from?

deviation (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin deviatio, from Latin devio, from Latin de-, from Latin de, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “deviation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindeviatioevasion, avoidance; deviation; straying
2LatindevioI stray, deviate or detour; dative masculine...
3Latinde-de-
4LatindeThe name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “deviation”

  • deviation
  • deviational
  • deviationist
  • deviationism
  • exodeviation
  • nondeviation
  • multideviation
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