Etymology

dives

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Today it means: A rich person who lives in luxury. Full definition →

Latin dives
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromdives“rich man”
  2. English todayDives

From Latin dives (“rich man”).

Words from the same roots

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divitism

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