Where does “Devise” come from?

Devise (German) comes from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Devise (German): motto; foreign currency

Definitions

  1. motto; foreign currency

Ancestry of “Devise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdevisemotto; assets in foreign currency; currency
2Latindīvidōto divide, separate
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “Devise”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →