Where does “dichotomously” come from?
dichotomously (English) comes from English dichotomous, from Latin dichotomos, from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
dichotomously (English): In a dichotomous manner
Definitions
- In a dichotomous manner
Ancestry of “dichotomously”, step by step
dichotomously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dichotomous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dichotomous | Dividing or branching into two pieces |
| 2 | Latin | dichotomos | dichotomous, bipartite |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διχότομος | cut in half, equally divided |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τέμνω | I cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -né- | Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from... |