Where does “divorce” come from?
divorce (English) comes from French divorcé, from Italian divorzio, from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī- — two.
divorce (English): A divorced man
Definitions
- A divorced man
Ancestry of “divorce”, step by step
divorce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French divorcé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | divorcé | past participle of divorcer |
| 2 | Italian | divorzio | divorce; first-person plural present active... |
| 3 | Spanish | divorcio | divorce |
| 4 | Portuguese | divórcio | divorce |
| 5 | Latin | dīvortium | separation |
| 6 | Latin | dīvertere | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 8 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Old French divorce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | divorce | — |