Where does “microbiodiversity” come from?
microbiodiversity (English) comes from English biodiversity, from English diversity, from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī- — two.
microbiodiversity (English): The biodiversity of microorganisms
Definitions
- The biodiversity of microorganisms
Ancestry of “microbiodiversity”, step by step
microbiodiversity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biodiversity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biodiversity | The diversity of plant and animal life within a... |
| 2 | English | diversity | The quality of being diverse or different;... |
| 3 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 4 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 5 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 6 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 7 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 8 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |