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Where does “διασπορᾱ́” come from?

διασπορᾱ́ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διασπείρω, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “διασπορᾱ́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιασπείρωto scatter, disperse
2Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
3Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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