Where does “divorce rape” come from?

divorce rape (English) comes from English divorcé, from French divorcé, from Italian divorzio, from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō — two.

divorce rape (English): The situation where one partner in a relationship, usually female, is awarded by a family court an exorbitant alimony or child support, and complete or almost complete custody of the children produced from the union, etc

Definitions

  1. The situation where one partner in a relationship, usually female, is awarded by a family court an exorbitant alimony or child support, and complete or almost complete custody of the children produced from the union, etc

Ancestry of “divorce rape”, step by step

divorce rape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English divorcé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdivorcéA divorced man
2Frenchdivorcépast participle of divorcer
3Italiandivorziodivorce; first-person plural present active...
4Spanishdivorciodivorce
5Portuguesedivórciodivorce
6Latindīvortiumseparation
7Latindīvertere
8Latindīvertōto separate
9Latindī-Two, double; di
10Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
11Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
12Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
13Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English rape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapeThe taking of something by force; seizure,...
2Middle Englishrapegrape stalk, rasper
3Latinrāpa
4Latinrāpumturnip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁