desviar
/desˈbjaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack
↪️🚧 des- (away) + vía (road) = take away from the road, divert
Desviar comes from des- (away from) + vía (road, way). To desviar something is to turn it off its road: divert traffic, deflect a blow, sidetrack a conversation, or derail a plan. Compare English via and deviate, which share the same Latin root.