Where does “diapositief” come from?

diapositief (Dutch) comes from French diapositive, from French dia-, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diapositief (Dutch): slide, diapositive

Definitions

  1. slide, diapositive

Ancestry of “diapositief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiapositiveslide
2Frenchdia-dia
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diapositief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →