Where does “demidivine” come from?
demidivine (English) comes from English demi, from Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dīmidius, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
demidivine (English): Half-divine; semidivine
Definitions
- Half-divine; semidivine
Ancestry of “demidivine”, step by step
demidivine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English demi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | demi | Alternative spelling of demy; A fifty pence... |
| 2 | Middle English | demi | half, half-sized, partial |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | demi | half |
| 4 | Latin | dīmidius | half |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via English divine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divine | Of or pertaining to a god; Eternal, holy, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | deviner | — |
| 3 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |