Where does “diadoque” come from?

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

diadoque (French): diadochus

Definitions

  1. diadochus

Ancestry of “diadoque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιάδοχοςsucceeding a person in a thing, aftercoming;...
2Ancient Greekδιαδέχομαιto succeed
3Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís