Where does “diplomatic” come from?
Diplomatic comes from French diplomatique, derived from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, which came from Latin diploma, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos and Ancient Greek διπλόω and διπλόος, meaning folded or doubled.
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Ancestry of “diplomatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 2 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 3 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |