digressing

verb

wander from a direct or straight course

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Roots

disdi- · Latin · apart, aside gradior-gress · Latin · step, walk

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Where does digressing come from?

The word digressing breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: di-, from Latin dis (“apart, aside”); and -gress, from Latin gradior (“step, walk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.