Etymology of the English word diversity
the English word
diversityderived from the French word
diversityderived from the Latin word
diversitas (difference)
derived from the Latin word
diversus (opposite; separate, apart)
derived from the Latin word
divertere (to turn aside; separate; divert, turn away)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Latin word
vertere (to turn; turn, turn around; change)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
dis (apart; rich, wealthy; richly adorned)
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
