Divination etymology

English

English word divination comes from Latin divus, and later Latin divinatio (Divination, prophecy.)

Detailed word origin of divination

Dictionary entry Language Definition
divus Latin (lat) God, fairy Godlike, godly. Of or belonging to a deity; divine.
divinatio Latin (lat) Divination, prophecy.
divination Old French (fro)
divination English (en) (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.. (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.

Words with the same origin as divination

Descendants of divus

div diva divine