Where does “diverti” come from?

diverti (Romanian) comes from French divertir, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diverti (Romanian): to distract

Definitions

  1. to distract

Ancestry of “diverti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdivertirto amuse; to entertain; to distract
2Latindīvertere
3Latindīvertōto separate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά