Where does “diatheek” come from?
diatheek (Dutch) comes from Dutch dia, from Dutch diapositief, 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.
diatheek (Dutch): a slide library, a collection of slides for a slide projector
Definitions
- a slide library, a collection of slides for a slide projector
Ancestry of “diatheek”, step by step
diatheek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dia | slide |
| 2 | Dutch | diapositief | slide, diapositive |
| 3 | French | diapositive | slide |
| 4 | French | dia- | dia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Dutch theek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | theek | — |