Where does “divvy van” come from?
divvy van (English) comes from English divisional, from English division, from Middle English divisioun, from Old French division, from Latin divisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
divvy van (English): A police van. In other parts of Australia, a...
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- A police van. In other parts of Australia, a...
Ancestry of “divvy van”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | divisional | Of or pertaining to a division; Of or pertaining... |
| 2 | English | division | The act or process of dividing anything; Each of... |
| 3 | Middle English | divisioun | Division, forking, separation; the action of... |
| 4 | Old French | division | — |
| 5 | Latin | divisio | division; distribution |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |