Diversity
/daɪˈvɜːr.sə.ti/noun
The state or quality of being varied or different.
Did you know?Diversity comes through Latin from the same root that gave English divorce, so the idea of “difference” is literally tied to separation and turning aside.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wer-
“to turn, bend”
Latin
Latin
divertere
“to turn aside, go different ways”
Late Latin
Latin
diversitas
“difference, variety, diversity”
Old French
Old French
diversité
“difference, variety”
Middle English
English
diversite
“variety, multiplicity”
Modern English
English
diversity
“the state of being varied or diverse”