Where does “biodiversité” come from?

biodiversité (French) comes from French diversité, from Middle French diversité, from Old French diversité, from Latin diversitas, from Latin dīversus, from Latin dīvertō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί- — two.

biodiversité (French): biodiversity

Definitions

biodiversity

Ancestry of “biodiversité”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	diversité	diversity
2	Middle French	diversité	diversity
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →