Where does “divorceable” come from?
divorceable (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.
divorceable (English): Able to divorce
Definitions
- Able to divorce
Ancestry of “divorceable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divorcé | A divorced man |
| 2 | French | divorcé | past participle of divorcer |
| 3 | Italian | divorzio | divorce; first-person plural present active... |
| 4 | Spanish | divorcio | divorce |
| 5 | Portuguese | divórcio | divorce |
| 6 | Latin | dīvortium | separation |
| 7 | Latin | dīvertere | — |
| 8 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 9 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |