Where does “dissophyte” come from?

dissophyte (English) comes from Ancient Greek δισσός, from Ancient Greek δίχα, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dissophyte (English): In phytogeography, a plant of which the...

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  1. In phytogeography, a plant of which the...

Ancestry of “dissophyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδισσόςtwofold, double; two; divided, disagreeing in...
2Ancient Greekδίχαin two, asunder, apart; in doubt; differently,...
3Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek δίς →