Where does “dividerless” come from?
dividerless (English) comes from English divider, from English divide, 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.
dividerless (English): Without dividers
Definitions
- Without dividers
Ancestry of “dividerless”, step by step
dividerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divider | An object that separates; A device resembling a... |
| 2 | English | divide | To split or separate into two or more parts; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | dividen | — |
| 4 | Latin | divido | I divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |