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Where does “diasporamètre” come from?

diasporamètre (French) comes from French diaspora, 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...

diasporamètre (French): diasporameter

Definitions

  1. diasporameter

Ancestry of “diasporamètre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdiasporadiaspora
2Ancient Greekδιασποράscattering, dispersion
3Ancient Greekδιασπείρωto scatter, disperse
4Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
5Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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