English word divorce comes from Old French divorce, through Latin divortium (divorce), which derives from Latin di- (away, aside), and later verto (I turn)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| di- | Latin (lat) | aside, away |
| verto | Latin (lat) | I turn, revolve, turn around. Also: I reverse, retreat. |
| divortere | Latin (lat) | turn aside |
| diversus | Latin (lat) | Diverse, different. Hostile. Opposite. Separate, apart. |
| divortium | Latin (lat) | Divorce. Separation. |
| divorce | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | divorce |
| divorce | English (en) | (obsolete) That which separates.. A separation of connected things.. The legal dissolution of a marriage. (intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce.. (transitive) To end one's own marriage in this way.. (transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.. (transitive) To separate something that was connected. |