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Where does “diagenétique” come from?

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

diagenétique (French): diagenetic

Definitions

  1. diagenetic

Ancestry of “diagenétique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdia-dia-
2Ancient Greekδῐᾰ-apart; through, across; through; in different...
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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