Where does “δίπτερος” come from?

δίπτερος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

δίπτερος (Ancient Greek): Two-winged

Definitions

  1. Two-winged

Ancestry of “δίπτερος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
2Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “δίπτερος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά
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