Where does “devinette” come from?
devinette (French) comes from French deviner, from Late Latin devinare, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós — to be bright; sky, heaven.
devinette (French): riddle
Definitions
- riddle
Ancestry of “devinette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | deviner | to guess; to work out, figure out; to sense,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | devinare | — |
| 3 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 4 | Latin | dīvīnus | divine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural |
| 5 | Latin | dīvus | of or belonging to a deity; divine |
| 6 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |