Where does “diacope” come from?

diacope (English) comes from Ancient Greek διακοπή, from Ancient Greek διακόπτω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diacope (English): tmesis

Definitions

  1. tmesis

Ancestry of “diacope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιακοπήgash, cleft, rupture
2Ancient Greekδιακόπτωto cut in two, cut through, gash
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís