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Where does “divorcé” come from?

divorcé (French) comes from Italian divorzio, from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.

divorcé (French): past participle of divorcer

Definitions

  1. past participle of divorcer

Ancestry of “divorcé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandivorziodivorce; first-person plural present active...
2Spanishdivorciodivorce
3Portuguesedivórciodivorce
4Latindīvortium—
5Latindīvertere—
6Latindīvertō—
7Latindī-—
8Ancient Greekδί-—
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “divorcé”

  • divorcé
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