Where does “hemidiaphragm” come from?

hemidiaphragm (English) comes from English diaphragm, from Ancient Greek διάφραγμα, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

hemidiaphragm (English): Either the left or right half of the diaphragm

Definitions

  1. Either the left or right half of the diaphragm

Ancestry of “hemidiaphragm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiaphragmIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the...
2Ancient Greekδιάφραγμαpartition or barrier; lock in a canal; diaphragm,...
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
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 διά →