Where does “subdivizare” come from?
subdivizare (Romanian) comes from Romanian subdiviza, from French subdiviser, from French diviser, from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin devisare, from Latin divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, from Latin dīvidō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
subdivizare (Romanian): subdivision
Definitions
- subdivision
Ancestry of “subdivizare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | subdiviza | to subdivide |
| 2 | French | subdiviser | to subdivide |
| 3 | French | diviser | to divide |
| 4 | Old French | deviser | to divide |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | devisare | — |
| 6 | Latin | divisāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīvīsum | — |
| 8 | Latin | dīvidō | to divide, separate |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |