Where does “diphy-” come from?
diphy- (English) comes from Ancient Greek διφυ-, from Ancient Greek διφυής, from Ancient Greek φυή, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
diphy- (English): double, twofold
Definitions
- double, twofold
Ancestry of “diphy-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | διφυ- | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διφυής | double-natured, twofold; double |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φυή | Growth, stature, especially fine growth or noble stature |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |