Where does “bewdhiverseth” come from?

bewdhiverseth (Cornish) comes from Cornish diverseth, from Cornish divers, from Middle English diverse, from Old French divers, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.

bewdhiverseth (Cornish): biodiversity

Definitions

  1. biodiversity

Ancestry of “bewdhiverseth”, step by step

bewdhiverseth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish diverseth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdiversethdiversity
2Cornishdiversdiverse, miscellaneous, varied, various
3Middle Englishdiversedifferent, differing; distinct, unique; diverse;...
4Old Frenchdivers
5Latindīversusopposite
6Latindīvertōto separate
7Latindī-Two, double; di
8Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Welsh byw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbywalive, living, having life, animate, quick,...
2Proto-Brythonicbɨwalive, living; life
3Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁
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