Etymology of the English word divertimento
the English word
divertimentoderived from the Italian word
divertimentoderived from the Italian word
divertirederived from the Old French word
divertirderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of divertimento in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
