Where does “undivining” come from?
undivining (English) comes from English divining, from English divine, from Middle French deviner, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
undivining (English): Failing to divine something
Definitions
- Failing to divine something
Ancestry of “undivining”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | divining | The action of the verb to divine in any sense;... |
| 2 | English | divine | Of or pertaining to a god; Eternal, holy, or... |
| 3 | Middle French | deviner | — |
| 4 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 5 | Latin | dīvīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīvus | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |