Where does “underdiversify” come from?
underdiversify (English) comes from English diversify, from Middle French diversifier, from Medieval Latin diversifico, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά — two.
underdiversify (English): To fail to diversify sufficiently
Definitions
- To fail to diversify sufficiently
Ancestry of “underdiversify”, step by step
underdiversify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diversify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diversify | To make diverse or various in form or quality; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | diversifier | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | diversifico | diversify |
| 4 | Latin | dīversus | opposite |
| 5 | Latin | dīvertō | to separate |
| 6 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |