Where does “diaspora” come from?
diaspora (French) comes from Ancient Greek διασπορά, from Ancient Greek διασπείρω, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
diaspora (French): diaspora
Ancestry of “diaspora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | διασπορά | scattering, dispersion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | διασπείρω | to scatter, disperse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
Words derived from “diaspora”