Where does “diversiteit” come from?
diversiteit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch diversiteit, from Middle French diversité, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.
diversiteit (Dutch): diversity
Definitions
- diversity
Ancestry of “diversiteit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | diversiteit | — |
| 2 | Middle French | diversité | diversity |
| 3 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 4 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 5 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 6 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 7 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |