Where does “diverse” come from?

diverse (Danish) comes from French divers, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diverse (Danish): various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental;...

Definitions

  1. various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental;...

Ancestry of “diverse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiversvarious; varying
2Latindīversusopposite
3Latindīvertōto separate
4Latindī-Two, double; di
5Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
6Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά