Etymology of the English word divorcé
the English word
divorcéderived from the French word
divorcéderived from the French word
divorcerderived from the Old French word
divorcederived from the Latin word
divortium (separation; divorce; point of separation)
derived from the Latin word
divortere (separate; divert, turn away)
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
