Where does “divinare” come from?
divinare (Italian) comes from Latin divino, from Latin dīvīnus, from Latin dīvus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
divinare (Italian): to divine
Ancestry of “divinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | divino | I foresee, foretell, divine; I prophesy; I guess |
| 2 | Latin | dīvīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīvus | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |