diverticulum.
alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad”)
Meaning & usage
alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad”)
A small growth off an organ of a body; diverticulum.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin dēvertō Latin -i- Latin -culum Latin dīverticulum From dēvertō (“to turn away”) + -i- + -culum (suffix for instrumental and diminutive nouns).
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