Where does “dividend” come from?
dividend (Romanian) comes from French dividende, from Latin dividendum, from Latin divido, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dividend (Romanian): dividend
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dividend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dividende | dividend |
| 2 | Latin | dividendum | nominative neuter singular of dīvidendus;... |
| 3 | Latin | divido | I divide, separate; I distribute, apportion; I... |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |