Etymology of the English word divisor
the English word
divisorderived from the Latin word
divisor (distributor; a candidate's agent hired to distribute bribes)
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
