diverticulum

Meaning

1. (alt-of, alternative, declension-2) alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad”)
2. (New-Latin, declension-2) A small growth off an organ of a body; diverticulum.

Concepts

byway

by-way

Pronounced as (IPA)

[diː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]

Etymology

From dēvertō (“to turn away”) + -i- + -culum (suffix for instrumental and diminutive nouns).