Etymology of the English word dive
the English word
divederived from the Italian word
divederived from the Latin word
diva (goddess)
derived from the Latin word
divus (divine; blessed, saint; god)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dyeu-Derivations in English
divemaster,
diver,
nosedive,
skydive,
skydiving,
dived,
divingUsage
Word found in Modern English
