myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of deviare

Etymology of the Latin word deviare

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 viare

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-

French dévier, Italian deviare, Spanish desviar

Word found in Late Latin