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Where does “divisé” come from?

divisé (French) comes from French diviser, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisare, from Latin divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

divisé (French): past participle of diviser

Definitions

  1. past participle of diviser

Ancestry of “divisé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiviserto divide
2Old Frenchdeviserto divide
3Vulgar Latindevisare—
4Latindivisāre—
5Latindīvīsum—
6Latindīvidō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “divisé”

  • indivisé
  • indivisément
  • divisément
  • indivis
  • indivision
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