Etymology

divideth

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English divide ← Middle English dividen ← Latin dīvidō
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  1. Latindis-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*wiðō
  7. Latin*vidō
  8. Latindīvidō
  9. Middle Englishdividen
  10. Englishdivide
  11. English todaydivideth

From divide + -eth.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.