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Where does “ditation” come from?

ditation (English) comes from Latin ditare, from Latin dis, from Latin dives, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

ditation (English): The act of making rich; enrichment

Definitions

  1. The act of making rich; enrichment

Ancestry of “ditation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinditarepresent active infinitive of dītō; second-person...
2Latindisrich, wealthy; dative/ablative plural of deus
3Latindivesrich, wealthy; productive, fertile; talented
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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