Where does “divinateur” come from?

divinateur (French) comes from Latin divinator, from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

divinateur (French): perspicacious

Definitions

  1. perspicacious

Ancestry of “divinateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindivinatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2LatindivinoI foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess
3Latindīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural
4Latindīvusof or belonging to a deity; divine
5Old Latindeivosgod, deity
6Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywósEvery word from Proto-Italic deiwos
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