Where does “divisible” come from?
divisible (French) comes from Late Latin divisibilis, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
divisible (French): divisible
Ancestry of “divisible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | divisibilis | divisible |
| 2 | Latin | dīvidō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “divisible”