Where does “biodiverse” come from?
biodiverse (English) comes from English biodiversity, from English diversity, from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī- — two.
biodiverse (English): Biotically diverse; having a high degree of...
Definitions
- Biotically diverse; having a high degree of...
Ancestry of “biodiverse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biodiversity | The diversity of plant and animal life within a... |
| 2 | English | diversity | The quality of being diverse or different;... |
| 3 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 4 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 5 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 6 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 7 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 8 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |