Where does “deviser” come from?

deviser (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin devisare, from Latin divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deviser (Old French): to divide

Definitions

  1. to divide

Ancestry of “deviser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latindevisare
2Latindivisāre
3Latindīvīsum
4Latindīvidōto divide, separate
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “deviser

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ