English
divine
Divine comes from Latin dīvīnus ‘of a god’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwos‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdeivos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdivus‘god’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnus‘of a god’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400divin
- Englishearliest quotation 1595divine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dyew-‘to be bright, to shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*deywós‘god’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwos‘god, deity’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEdeivos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdivus‘god’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnus‘of a god’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400divin
- Englishearliest quotation 1595divine
Earliest quotation: 1595, The Life and Death of King Richard the Second: “Now Thomas Mowbray do I turne to thee, And…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
journal, die, journey, diary, dev, dial, meridian, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, deism, deist, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god’
through Old Latin deivos
deity, joss, deuce, deification, 9 more
through Latin divus ‘god’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to a god.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / divine