Latin

dīvidō

‘to divide’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin dīvidō.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin dīvidō, most familiar first.

• individual ← indīviduālis ← indīviduum ← indīviduus ← dīviduus
• division ← divisioun ← dīvīsiō ← dīvīsus
• device ← devis ← devis ← dīvīsus
• divide ← dividen
• dividend ← dividende ← dīvidendum
• devise ← devisen ← deviser ← devisō ← dīvīsus
• divisible ← divisibilis
• divisio
• devisen ← devise ← devise ← deviser ← *dēvīsāre
• dividence ← dīvidēns
• divisim
• dividuous ← dividuus

Etymograph / Latin dīvidō