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Where does “nondivorcing” come from?

nondivorcing (English) comes from English divorcing, from English divorce, from Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.

nondivorcing (English): Not having a divorce

Definitions

  1. Not having a divorce

Ancestry of “nondivorcing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdivorcingpresent participle of divorce
2EnglishdivorceThe legal dissolution of a marriage; A separation...
3Old Frenchdivorce—
4Latindīvortium—
5Latindīvertere—
6Latindīvertō—
7Latindī-—
8Ancient Greekδί-—
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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