Where does “diversity” come from?
Diversity comes from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Proto-Italic dwizworssitāts.
diversity (English): The quality of being diverse or different;...
Definitions
- The quality of being diverse or different;...
Ancestry of “diversity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 2 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 3 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 4 | Latin | dīversus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīvertō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “diversity”