Where does “διάκρισις” come from?

διάκρισις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διακρίνω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

διάκρισις (Ancient Greek): separation, dissolution

Definitions

  1. separation, dissolution

Ancestry of “διάκρισις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιακρίνωto separate, part; to dissolve; to distinguish
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “διάκρισις

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís