Where does “polydiversity” come from?

polydiversity (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.

polydiversity (English): diversity in multiple ways

Definitions

  1. diversity in multiple ways

Ancestry of “polydiversity”, step by step

polydiversity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diversity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiversityThe quality of being diverse or different;...
2Middle Englishdiversitedifference, distinctness; deviation, diversion;...
3Old Frenchdiversité
4Latindiversitascontradiction; diversity, difference
5Latindīversusopposite
6Latindīvertōto separate
7Latindī-Two, double; di
8Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
9Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
11Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English poly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolyPolytechnic; Polyethylene; Polyurethane
2LatinpoliumAlternative form of polion
3LatinpolionA strong-smelling plant, perhaps Teucrium...
4Ancient Greekπόλιονfelty germander
5Ancient Greekπολιόςgrey, grizzled, grizzly; bright, clear, serene; a...
6Proto-Hellenicpoľľósgrey
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolH-yós
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά