Where does “Dikê” come from?
Dikê (English) comes from English diagonal cutters, from English diagonal, from Middle French diagonal, from Latin diagōnālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
Dikê (English): The goddess personifying the principle of justice
Definitions
- The goddess personifying the principle of justice
Ancestry of “Dikê”, step by step
Dikê traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English diagonal cutters
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diagonal cutters | A cutting tool consisting of a pair of pliers with the working face being a pair of tapered, diagonal edges |
| 2 | English | diagonal | Joining two nonadjacent vertices; Having slanted... |
| 3 | Middle French | diagonal | — |
| 4 | Latin | diagōnālis | diagonal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαγώνιος | from angle to angle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Ancient Greek Δίκη
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δίκη | Dike |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Middle English dike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dike | ditch |