Where does “diastema” come from?

diastema (English) comes from Latin diastema, from Ancient Greek διάστημα, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diastema (English): A gap or space between two adjacent teeth,...

Definitions

  1. A gap or space between two adjacent teeth,...

Ancestry of “diastema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindiastema—
2Ancient Greekδιάστημαinterval, space between
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diastema”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →