Where does “divarication” come from?
divarication (English) comes from Latin dīvāricātiō, from Latin dīvāricō, from Latin vāricō, from Latin vāricus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
divarication (English): A divergence of opinion; The point at which...
Definitions
- A divergence of opinion; The point at which...
Ancestry of “divarication”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dīvāricātiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | dīvāricō | to spread out |
| 3 | Latin | vāricō | to spread the legs apart; to straddle |
| 4 | Latin | vāricus | with feet spread apart, straddling |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |