Where does “Kreisdiagramm” come from?
Kreisdiagramm (German) comes from German Diagramm, from French diagramme, from Italian diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Kreisdiagramm (German): pie chart
Definitions
- pie chart
Ancestry of “Kreisdiagramm”, step by step
Kreisdiagramm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Diagramm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diagramm | diagram; chart |
| 2 | French | diagramme | diagram |
| 3 | Italian | diagramma | diagram; chart; graph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | διάγραμμα | That which is marked out in lines, plan, diagram |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |