Where does “divorcio” come from?

divorcio (Galician) comes from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

divorcio (Galician): divorce the legal dissolution of a marriage

Definitions

  1. divorce the legal dissolution of a marriage

Ancestry of “divorcio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīvortiumseparation
2Latindīvertere
3Latindīvertōto separate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “divorcio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά