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
- To make public or known; to communicate to the...
Ancestry of “divulge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | divulgare | present active infinitive of dīvulgō;... |
| 2 | Latin | vulgare | commonly, usually, popularly, vulgarly;... |
| 3 | Latin | vulgāris | common, usual, commonly known |
| 4 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
Words derived from “divulge”