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Where does “dividedness” come from?

dividedness (English) comes from English divided, from Middle English dividen, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dividedness (English): The quality of being divided

Definitions

  1. The quality of being divided

Ancestry of “dividedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdividedsimple past tense and past participle of divide;...
2Middle Englishdividen—
3LatindividoI divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I...
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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