Where does “diagenesis” come from?

Diagenesis comes from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-, "through") and Ancient Greek διά (diá, "through"), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce" and dwóh₁ meaning "two."

diagenesis (English): All the chemical, physical, and biological...

Definitions

  1. All the chemical, physical, and biological...

Ancestry of “diagenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
2Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →