Where does “Diode” come from?

Diode (German) comes from Ancient Greek δίοδος, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Diode (German): diode

Definitions

  1. diode

Ancestry of “Diode”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Diode”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →