Where does “Digestif” come from?
Digestif (German) comes from French digestif, from Old French digestif, from Latin digestivus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
Digestif (German): digestif
Definitions
- digestif
Ancestry of “Digestif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | digestif | a digestive; a digestif |
| 2 | Old French | digestif | a digestive; digestive |
| 3 | Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 4 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 5 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |