Etymology of the English word divulgate
the English word
divulgatederived from the Classical Latin word
divulgare (publish, disseminate news of)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived 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 New Latin word
di-derived from the Latin word
vulgare (spread around, among the multitude; publish)
derived from the Latin word
vulgus (common people, general public, multitude)
Date
The earliest known usage of divulgate in English dates from the 16th century.
