Where does “desviar” come from?
desviar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese desviar, from Latin dēviō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
desviar (Portuguese): to divert; to deviate; to deflect
Definitions
- to divert; to deviate; to deflect
Ancestry of “desviar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | desviar | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēviō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |