Etymology

divisible

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Today it means: Capable of being divided or split. Full definition →

Middle English divisible ← Late Latin divisibilis ← Latin divido
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  1. Latin · derived fromdivido
  2. Late Latin · derived fromdivisibilis
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdivisible
  4. English todaydivisible

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English divisible, from Old French, from Late Latin divisibilis, from the verb Latin divido.

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