English
diviner
Diviner comes from Latin divinō ‘to foresee, to foretell’, from dīvīnus ‘divine, inspired, prophetic’, and ultimately from 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
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwīnos‘divine’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnus‘divine, inspired, prophetic’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdivinōas dīvīnāre‘to foresee, to foretell’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnātor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500divinour
- Englishearliest quotation 2020diviner
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
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*deiwīnos‘divine’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnus‘divine, inspired, prophetic’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdivinōas dīvīnāre‘to foresee, to foretell’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīvīnātor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500divinour
- Englishearliest quotation 2020diviner
Earliest quotation: 2020, Soilwork, Death Diviner: “Saw my future with a death diviner / My…”
Formed from divine + -er
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
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Old Latin deivos
Latin divus ‘god’
Latin dīvīnus ‘of a god’
Old French divin
English divine
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dyew- ‘to be bright, to shine’
die, journal, journey, diary, dev, dial, meridian, sojourn, jovial, diurnal, deism, deist, 32 more
through Proto-Indo-European *deywós ‘god’
through Proto-Italic *deiwos ‘god, deity’
Today it means
noun One who foretells the future.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dyew- / diviner