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Where does “diviningly” come from?

diviningly (English) comes from English divining, from English divine, from Middle French deviner, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.

diviningly (English): In a divining manner

Definitions

  1. In a divining manner

Ancestry of “diviningly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiviningThe action of the verb to divine in any sense;...
2EnglishdivineOf or pertaining to a god; Eternal, holy, or...
3Middle Frenchdeviner—
4LatindivinoI foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess
5Latindīvīnus—
6Latindīvus—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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