Where does “distique” come from?

distique (French) comes from Latin distichon, from Ancient Greek δίστιχον, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

distique (French): distichous; having two rows of facets around each...

Definitions

  1. distichous; having two rows of facets around each...

Ancestry of “distique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindistichoncouplet, distich
2Ancient Greekδίστιχον
3Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
4Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “distique

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά