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Where does “divinator” come from?

divinator (English) comes from Latin divinator, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

divinator (English): One who practices or pretends to divination; a...

Definitions

  1. One who practices or pretends to divination; a...

Ancestry of “divinator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindivinatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2LatindivinoI foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess
3Latindīvīnus—
4Latindīvus—
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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