Where does “divertimiento” come from?

divertimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish 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.

divertimiento (Spanish): amusement

Definitions

  1. amusement

Ancestry of “divertimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdivertirto entertain; to amuse oneself, have fun; to...
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 dwóh₁