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Where does “divers” come from?

divers (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch divers, from Old French divers, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.

divers (Dutch): diverse; several

Definitions

  1. diverse; several

Ancestry of “divers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdivers—
2Old Frenchdivers—
3Latindīversus—
4Latindīvertō—
5Latindī-—
6Ancient Greekδί-—
7Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “divers”

  • diversen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →