When you say 'diva' are you speaking Latin?

'Diva' is a word borrowed from Latin 'diva'. The word entered the English language some time around 1883.

diva [noun] [1883]

• prima donna
• a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality
• a popular female singer

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Etymology: Italian, literally, goddess, from Latin, feminine of 'divus' divine, god

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