Etymology

divo

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Today it means: A male diva; a man with the traits characteristic of a typical diva. Full definition →

Italian divo ← Latin dīvu ← Old Latin deivos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deywós
  3. Proto-Italic*deiwos
  4. Old Latindeivos
  5. Latindīvu
  6. Italiandivo
  7. English todaydivo

Borrowed from Italian divo.

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