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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

  1. To fail to diversify sufficiently

Ancestry of “underdiversify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiversifyTo make diverse or various in form or quality; to...
2Middle Frenchdiversifier—
3Medieval Latindiversificodiversify
4Latindīversus—
5Latindīvertō—
6Latindī-—
7Ancient Greekδί-—
8Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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