Where does “endiadem” come from?
endiadem (English) comes from English diadem, from Middle English diademe, from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα, from Ancient Greek διαδέω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
endiadem (English): To crown with a diadem
Definitions
- To crown with a diadem
Ancestry of “endiadem”, step by step
endiadem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diadem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diadem | An ornamental headband worn as a badge of... |
| 2 | Middle English | diademe | A diadem or tiara; A hat that resembles a diadem... |
| 3 | Old French | diademe | — |
| 4 | Latin | diadēma | diadem, crown, tiara; a royal headdress |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διάδημα | headband |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διαδέω | to encircle, bind, wrap around; I bind around;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |