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
- distichous; having two rows of facets around each...
Ancestry of “distique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | distichon | couplet, distich |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δίστιχον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δί- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “distique”