Where does “dichotom” come from?

dichotom (German) comes from Ancient Greek διχότομος, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

dichotom (German): dichotomous

Definitions

  1. dichotomous

Ancestry of “dichotom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδιχότομοςcut in half, equally divided
2Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
3Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -né- →Every word from Ancient Greek τέμνω →Every word from Ancient Greek διχότομος →