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Where does “δῐ́χᾰ” come from?

δῐ́χᾰ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

δῐ́χᾰ (Ancient Greek): in two, asunder, apart; in doubt; differently,...

Definitions

  1. in two, asunder, apart; in doubt; differently,...

Ancestry of “δῐ́χᾰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
2Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “δῐ́χᾰ”

  • dichotomous
  • dichotomization
  • dichotomously
  • dichotomize
  • dichogamy
  • dichotomousness
  • dichotomos
  • dicotomia
  • διχότομος
  • diceagamacht
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