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
- past participle of diviser
Ancestry of “divisé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diviser | to divide |
| 2 | Old French | deviser | to divide |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | devisare | — |
| 4 | Latin | divisāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīvīsum | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |