Where does “divisiblement” come from?
divisiblement (French) comes from French divisible, 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.
divisiblement (French): divisibly
Ancestry of “divisiblement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | divisible | divisible |
| 2 | Late Latin | divisibilis | divisible |
| 3 | Latin | dīvidō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |