Where does “divinish” come from?
divinish (English) comes from English divine, from Middle French deviner, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
divinish (English): Somewhat or nearly divine
Definitions
- Somewhat or nearly divine
Ancestry of “divinish”, step by step
divinish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divine
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |