Where does “diorama” come from?

Diorama comes from French diorama, from Ancient Greek διά- meaning "through."

diorama (English): A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often...

Definitions

  1. A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often...

Ancestry of “diorama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdioramadiorama
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “diorama”

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