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Where does “diborsiyo” come from?

diborsiyo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish divorcio, from Portuguese divórcio, from Latin dīvortium, from Latin dīvertere, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.

diborsiyo (Tagalog): divorce

Definitions

  1. divorce

Ancestry of “diborsiyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdivorciodivorce
2Portuguesedivórciodivorce
3Latindīvortium—
4Latindīvertere—
5Latindīvertō—
6Latindī-—
7Ancient Greekδί-—
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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