Where does “digestif” come from?
digestif (Old French) comes from Latin digestivus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
digestif (Old French): a digestive; digestive
Definitions
- a digestive; digestive
Ancestry of “digestif”, step by step
digestif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin digestivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 2 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 3 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 4 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Late Latin digestivus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | digestivus | digestive |
| 2 | Latin | digestus | separated, divided, distributed; dissolved,... |
| 3 | Latin | digero | I distribute, disseminate; I spread, branch out,... |
| 4 | Latin | gerere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |