Answer:
from the french diversion or amusement
Explanation:
it used similar sence to the italian 'divertimento' for a light piece of music for a small group of players however the french term has additonal meanings
during 17th and 18th century the term implied incidental aspects of and entertainment (usually involving singing and dancing) that might be inserted in an opera or ballet or other stage performance in the operas produced by the academie royale de musique both tragedies lyriques these divertissement were some times lined to the main plot performed at the close performance (similar examples during the 19 century include charles gounods opera faust and delibes ballet coppella.) special entertainments of a similar kinds given between the acts of an opera were called intermedes
