Where does “diving” come from?
Diving derives from English dive, which comes from English diva, borrowed from Italian diva, from Latin diva, the feminine form of divus meaning divine or godlike, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deywós.
diving (English): present participle of dive; The action of the...
Definitions
- present participle of dive; The action of the...
Ancestry of “diving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dive | To swim under water; To jump into water... |
| 2 | Middle English | diven | — |
| 3 | Old English | dūfan | to duck, dive, sink, penetrate; to dive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dūban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dūbaną | to dive, to sink |
Words derived from “diving”