Where does “paleodiversity” come from?
paleodiversity (English) comes from English diversity, from Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.
paleodiversity (English): Alternative spelling of palaeodiversity
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of palaeodiversity
Ancestry of “paleodiversity”, step by step
paleodiversity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diversity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diversity | The quality of being diverse or different;... |
| 2 | Middle English | diversite | difference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;... |
| 3 | Old French | diversité | — |
| 4 | Latin | diversitas | contradiction; diversity, difference |
| 5 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 6 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 7 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via English paleo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 2 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |