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Where does “divorcible” come from?

divorcible (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.

divorcible (English): Alternative form of divorceable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of divorceable

Ancestry of “divorcible”, step by step

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