Etymology

divine

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to a god. Full definition →

Old French divin ← Latin dīvīnus
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divine · adjective, noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromdīvīnus“of a god”
  2. Old French · derived fromdivin
  3. English todaydivine

From Old French divin, from Latin dīvīnus (“of a god”), from divus (“god”). Displaced native Old English godcund.

divine · verb2

  1. Latin · derived fromdīvīnō
  2. Middle French · derived fromdeviner
  3. English todaydivine

Replaced Middle English devine, devin from Middle French deviner, from Latin dīvīnō.

Words from the same roots

Latindīvīnus all →

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