Where does “δίγαμμα” come from?

δίγαμμα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δίγαμμα, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

δίγαμμα (Greek): digamma, Ϝ, ϝ, the sixth letter of the archaic...

Definitions

  1. digamma, Ϝ, ϝ, the sixth letter of the archaic...

Ancestry of “δίγαμμα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδίγαμμαthe letter Ϝ
2Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwísEvery word from Ancient Greek διά