Where does “dia-” come from?

dia- (French) comes from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dia- (French): dia

Definitions

  1. dia

Ancestry of “dia-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
2Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dia-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís