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Where does “διχότομος” come from?

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

διχότομος (Ancient Greek): cut in half, equally divided

Definitions

  1. cut in half, equally divided

Ancestry of “διχότομος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “διχότομος”

  • dichotomous
  • dichotomization
  • dichotomously
  • dichotomize
  • dichotomousness
  • dichotomos
  • dicotomia
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