Where does “indivisível” come from?
indivisível (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese divisível, from Latin dīvīsibilis, from Latin dīvīsus, from French devise, from Latin dīvidō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
indivisível (Portuguese): indivisible
Ancestry of “indivisível”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | divisível | divisible |
| 2 | Latin | dīvīsibilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīvīsus | — |
| 4 | French | devise | motto; assets in foreign currency; currency |
| 5 | Latin | dīvidō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |