Where does “postdivorce” come from?
postdivorce (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.
postdivorce (English): After divorce
Definitions
- After divorce
Ancestry of “postdivorce”, step by step
postdivorce 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 post
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | post | A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;... |
| 2 | Middle French | poste | — |
| 3 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |