Where does “divide” come from?

Divide comes from Middle English dividen, from Latin divido meaning to separate or distribute, from the prefix dis- combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning two.

divide (English): To split or separate into two or more parts; To...

Definitions

  1. To split or separate into two or more parts; To...

Ancestry of “divide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdividen—
2LatindividoI divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I...
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “divide”

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