What is the Latin word for diverge?

The usual Latin words for “diverge” are dīvāricō, refringō, linō; also līnea. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“diverge” in Latin

dīvāricōto spread out refringōto break up or open; to refract linōto daub, besmear, anoint līneaA linen thread.

The English word diverge itself goes back to Latin vergō, through dīvergō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

diverge

abire in diversas partes: abire in contrarias partes: divaricare (used intransitively, Varr.): refringi (of rays that fall on a reflecting surface, and thence diverge or are reflected): lines that diverge from the centre, lineae, quae ex centro emittuntur (Plin.; where the divergency is only implied). A genealogical tree rises with a single stem, and then branches out into two diverging lines, στέμματα cognationum diverso limite in duas lineas separantur.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for diverge?: The usual Latin words for “diverge” are dīvāricō, refringō, linō; also līnea. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.