Where does “division” come from?
Division comes from Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin divisio, derived from the past participle divisus of Latin dividere, meaning to separate or distribute.
division (English): The act or process of dividing anything; Each of...
Definitions
- The act or process of dividing anything; Each of...
Ancestry of “division”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | divisioun | Division, forking, separation; the action of... |
| 2 | Old French | division | — |
| 3 | Latin | divisio | division; distribution |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |