Where does “divvy” come from?
divvy (English) comes from English dividend, from Middle French dividende, from Latin dividendum, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
divvy (English): A dividend; a share or portion; To divide into...
Definitions
- A dividend; a share or portion; To divide into...
Ancestry of “divvy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dividend | A number or expression that is to be divided by... |
| 2 | Middle French | dividende | — |
| 3 | Latin | dividendum | nominative neuter singular of dīvidendus;... |
| 4 | Latin | divido | I divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I... |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |