Divertir etymology

French

French word divertir comes from Latin dis-, Latin vertere, Latin divertissant, and later French divertissant (Amusing; enjoyable.)

Etymology of divertir

Detailed word origin of divertir

Dictionary entry Language Definition
dis- Latin (lat) Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
vertere Latin (lat)
divertissant Latin (lat)
diverto Latin (lat) (figurative) I visit, live, spend time. I digress. I divert or turn away. I divorce. I oppose. I separate.
divertissant French (fr) Amusing; enjoyable.

Words with the same origin as divertir

Descendants of dis-

discours débrouiller déjeuner dépêcher

Descendants of vertere

anniversaire