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...
Definitions
- A police van. In other parts of Australia, a...
Ancestry of “divvy van”, step by step
divvy van traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divisional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 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 |
via English van
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | van | A covered vehicle used for carrying goods or... |
| 2 | English | caravan | A convoy or procession of travelers, their... |
| 3 | Middle French | caravane | — |
| 4 | Old French | carvane | — |
| 5 | Persian | کاروان | caravan; convoy |
| 6 | Middle Persian | kʾlwʾn' | military column; caravan |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |