Where does “диви́зия” come from?
диви́зия (Russian) comes from German Division, from French division, from Latin divisio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
диви́зия (Russian): division
Definitions
- division
Ancestry of “диви́зия”, step by step
диви́зия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Division
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Division | division arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another |
| 2 | French | division | division act or process of dividing |
| 3 | Latin | divisio | division; distribution |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Polish dywizja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dywizja | division |