Where does “biodiversitat” come from?
biodiversitat (Catalan) comes from Catalan diversitat, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
biodiversitat (Catalan): biodiversity
Definitions
- biodiversity
Ancestry of “biodiversitat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | diversitat | diversity |
| 2 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 3 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 4 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |