Where does “divining” come from?
Divining derives from the present participle of divine, which comes from Old French divin, from Latin divinus meaning of or relating to a deity, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dyew- meaning sky or deity.
divining (English): The action of the verb to divine in any sense;...
Definitions
- The action of the verb to divine in any sense;...
Ancestry of “divining”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divine | Of or pertaining to a god; Eternal, holy, or... |
| 2 | Middle French | deviner | — |
| 3 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |