Etymology of the English word division
the English word
divisionderived from the Old French word
divisionderived from the Latin word
divisio (division; distribution)
derived from the Latin word
divisus (division)
derived from the Late Latin word
dividerederived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Classical Latin word
divisumderived from the Late Latin word
dividerederived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Late Latin word
videre (see, look at; consider)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of division in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
divisionismCognates
Dutch
divisie, French
division, German
Division, Italian
divisione, Latin
divisio, Lithuanian
divizija, Norwegian
divisjon, Polish
dywizja, Russian
дивизия, Spanish
division, Swedish
divisionUsage
Word found in Modern English
