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Where does “δῐᾰ-” come from?

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

δῐᾰ- (Ancient Greek): apart; through, across; through; in different...

Definitions

  1. apart; through, across; through; in different...

Ancestry of “δῐᾰ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “δῐᾰ-”

  • diabetes
  • diameter
  • acrobatic
  • dialogue
  • acrobat
  • dialog
  • acrobatics
  • dialect
  • prediabetes
  • dialectic
  • katabatic
  • dialectical
  • katabasis
  • anabasis
  • deacon
  • dialectics
  • acrobatically
  • archdeacon
  • diabetologist
  • dialogic
  • antidiabetes
  • dialogical
  • nondiabetes
  • diathesis
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