An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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divorce
  ۱) وسین؛ ۲) وسینیدن  
1) vosin; 2) vosinidan
Fr.: 1) divore; 2) divorcer  

1a) The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.

1b) A legal decree dissolving a marriage.

  1. Legally dissolve one’s marriage with someone (OxfordDictionaries.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.Fr. divorce from L. divortium “separation, dissolution of marriage,” from divertere “to turn in different directions, to separate,” from di- blended with → de- “apart,” + vertere “to turn,” → version.

Etymology (PE): Vosin, from Sangesari vovsin “divorce,” related to Mid.Pers. visastan “to break,” Mod.Pers. gosastan, ultimately from Proto-Ir. (+ *ui-) *said- “to break, split;” cf.
Av. (+ *aua-) auua.siδ- “to split;” Baluci sist/sid-, sind- “to break, split;” Skt. ched “to split, to cut off;” Gk. sizo “to cut through, to split;” L. scindo “I tear up.”