myEtymology.com: English etymology of divorcement

Etymology of the English word divorcement

the English word divorcement

derived from the English word divorce

derived from the Old French word divorce

derived 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)

using the English suffix -ment