Where does “διχοτομία” come from?

διχοτομία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

διχοτομία (Ancient Greek): dividing in two; bisection, point of bisection;...

Definitions

  1. dividing in two; bisection, point of bisection;...

Ancestry of “διχοτομία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιχότομοςcut in half, equally divided
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “διχοτομία”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Ancient Greek διχότομος →