French word divertir comes from Latin dis-, Latin vertere, Latin divertissant, and later French divertissant (Amusing; enjoyable.)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
vertere (Latin)
divertissant (Latin)
diverto (Latin)
(figurative) I visit, live, spend time. I digress. I divert or turn away. I divorce. I oppose. I separate.
divertissant (French)
Amusing; enjoyable.