Where does “gray divorce” come from?
gray divorce (English) comes from English divorcé, from French divorcé, from Italian divorzio, from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō — two.
gray divorce (English): A divorce occurring between senior or elderly individuals, usually after a long-term marriage
Definitions
- A divorce occurring between senior or elderly individuals, usually after a long-term marriage
Ancestry of “gray divorce”, step by step
gray divorce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English divorcé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | divorcé | A divorced man |
| 2 | French | divorcé | past participle of divorcer |
| 3 | Italian | divorzio | divorce; first-person plural present active... |
| 4 | Spanish | divorcio | divorce |
| 5 | Portuguese | divórcio | divorce |
| 6 | Latin | dīvortium | separation |
| 7 | Latin | dīvertere | — |
| 8 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 9 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English Gray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gray | originally a nickname for someone with a gray beard or hair |
| 2 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |