Where does “digestif” come from?
digestif (Indonesian) comes from Dutch digestief, from French digestif, from Old French digestif, from Latin digestivus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.
digestif (Indonesian): digestive
Definitions
- digestive
Ancestry of “digestif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | digestief | digestive, pertaining to digestion |
| 2 | French | digestif | a digestive; a digestif |
| 3 | Old French | digestif | a digestive; digestive |
| 4 | Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 5 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 6 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 7 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |