Etymology of the English word nosedive
the English word
nosedivederived from 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-derived from the English word
nosederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*nas-derived from the Old French word
nosderived from the Latin word
nodus (knot; knot; node)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*nususUsage
Word found in Modern English
