Etymology

diviner

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Today it means: One who foretells the future. Full definition →

Middle English divinour ← Latin dīvīnātor
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  1. Latin · derived fromdīvīnātor“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdivinour
  3. English todaydiviner

From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er.

Words from the same roots

Latindīvīnātor all →

divinator

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