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About ¡De'víate!
The English word “deviate”:
Deviate! ‘di:vieɪt: To turn aside from a course, method, or mode of action, a rule, standard, etc.; to take a different course, diverge.
Y la palabra Española “desviar”:
¡De’víate! del desviar(se): Disuadir o apartar a algien (o si mismo) de la intención, determinación, propósito o dictamen en que estaba.
both come from the Latin: “devio/ deviare”
devio: to turn from the straight road, to go aside, to deviate
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