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English word detour comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) des- (De-; dis-.), Old French (842-ca. 1400) torner, French tourner, Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) destourner (To divert; to turn away.)
des- (Old French)
De-; dis-.
torner (Old French)
(transitive, or, intransitive) to turn. To return; to go back.
tourner (French)
(computing) to run, to execute (a program, an application etc.). To film, to shoot a film. To lathe. To stir (e.g. ingredients). To tour, to go on tour. To turn (left, right etc.).
destourner (Middle French)
To divert; to turn away.
destorner (Old French)
(transitive, or, intransitive) to turn away; to turn round.
détourner (French)
(figuratively) to distract, to divert (attention). (reflexive) to turn aside, to turn away. To divert. To embezzle. To hijack. To turn aside, to turn away, to avert (from something).
détour (French)
Curve. Detour. Evasion.
detour (English)
(intransitive) To make a detour.. (transitive) To direct or send on a detour. A diversion or deviation from one's original route.