Where does “diploma” come from?
Diploma comes from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, derived from the verb διπλόω meaning to fold double, from the adjective διπλόος meaning double, from δῐ́ς meaning twice.
diploma (English): A document issued by an educational institution...
Definitions
- A document issued by an educational institution...
Ancestry of “diploma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dīplōma | letter of recommendation |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |