Etymology of the English word deviance
the English word
devianceusing the English suffix
-ancederived from the English word
deviantderived from the Late Latin word
deviansderived from the Late Latin word
deviare (detour; stray; depart)
derived from the Classical Latin word
devius (erratic, inconsistent, devious; remote, secluded; out-of-way)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Late Latin word
via (way, road, street)
derived from the Latin word
vehere (bear, carry, convey)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-derived from the Latin word
viarederived from the Late Latin word
via (way, road, street)
derived from the Latin word
vehere (bear, carry, convey)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-Usage
Word found in Modern English
