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English word division comes from Latin divisum, Latin dividere, and later Latin divisio (Distribution. Division.)
divisum (Latin)
dividere (Latin)
divisus (Latin)
divisio (Latin)
Distribution. Division.
division (Old French)
division (English)
(UK, Eton College) A lesson; a class.. (arithmetic) A calculation that involves this process.. (arithmetic, uncountable) The process of dividing a number by another.. (computing) Any of the four major parts of a COBOL program source code. (legal) A concept whereby a common group of debtors are only responsible for their proportionate sum of the total debt.. (military) A formation, usually [...]