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English word divorce comes from Old French divorce, through Latin divortium (divorce), which derives from Latin di- (away, aside), and later verto (I turn)
di- (Latin)
aside, away
verto (Latin)
I turn, revolve, turn around. Also: I reverse, retreat.
divortere (Latin)
turn aside
diversus (Latin)
Diverse, different. Hostile. Opposite. Separate, apart.
divortium (Latin)
Divorce. Separation.
divorce (Old French)
divorce
divorce (English)
(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.