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Where does “endiademed” come from?

endiademed (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.

endiademed (English): Wearing a diadem

Definitions

  1. Wearing a diadem

Ancestry of “endiademed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiademAn ornamental headband worn as a badge of...
2Middle EnglishdiademeA diadem or tiara; A hat that resembles a diadem...
3Old Frenchdiademe—
4Latindiadēma—
5Ancient Greekδιάδημαheadband; diadem , crown
6Ancient Greekδιαδέωto encircle, bind, wrap around; I bind around;...
7Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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