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Where does “divulge” come from?

Divulge comes from Latin divulgare, formed from the prefix dis- meaning apart and vulgaris meaning common, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.

divulge (English): To make public or known; to communicate to the...

Definitions

  1. To make public or known; to communicate to the...

Ancestry of “divulge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindivulgarepresent active infinitive of dīvulgō;...
2Latinvulgarecommonly, usually, popularly, vulgarly;...
3Latinvulgāris—
4Latin-āris—
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “divulge”

  • divulged
  • undivulged
  • divulger
  • undivulgeable
  • divulgeth
  • divulgeable
  • divulgest
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